by Jean Genet · Folio · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782070371495
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«Le Balcon» is the play by Jean Genet, published by Folio in paperback format, in French.
The action takes place in a luxury brothel where several characters stage sadomasochistic fantasies that, beneath their erotic appearance, conceal a reflection on power, identity and death. The work combines comic register with provocation and the symbolism of mid-twentieth-century French theatre.
The work was originally published in 1956 and received the Obie Award for Best Foreign Play in 1960.
French edition for readers with command of the language and an interest in twentieth-century French theatre and literature.
Jean Genet was a French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and political activist. In his early life he was a vagabond and petty criminal, but he later became a writer and playwright. 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.
