by Jean Genet · Distribooks Inc · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782070263295
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Querelle de Brest is a novel by French writer Jean Genet, first published in 1947. The story takes place in the port of Brest and follows the sailor Querelle, an enigmatic and seductive character, involved in a web of intrigues, crimes and homosexual desires. The novel explores themes such as identity, sexuality, power and morality in a decadent and oppressive port environment. With a poetic and provocative style, Genet challenges social and literary conventions, creating a work that is both disturbing and fascinating.
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.
