by Jean Genet · Folio · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782070370603
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«Les Bonnes» is the play by Jean Genet, published in French by Folio in paperback (128 pages).
Claire and Solange, two sisters who work as maids, take advantage of their mistress's absence to perform a secret ceremony in which they swap the roles of mistress and servant. The role-play allows them to express their humiliation and desire for revenge, and gradually turns into something more sinister. The play portrays with mounting tension the power relations, identity and oppression within a bourgeois household.
Originally written in 1947, this 1978 edition belongs to the Folio collection (number 1060) and is in French.
A classic piece of twentieth-century French theatre, suitable for literature students, theatre enthusiasts and readers interested in short works with strong dramatic impact.
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.
