Jean Genet
Writing
December 19, 1910
Died at age 75
April 15, 1986
Date of Death
Paris, France
10 Credits
Biography
Jean Genet was a French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and political activist. Early in his life he was a vagabond and petty criminal, but he later took to writing. His major works include the novels The Thief's Journal and Our Lady of the Flowers, and the plays The Balcony, The Maids and The Screens.
