Jean Genet
Birth date
December 19, 1910
Death date
April 15, 1986
Place of birth
Paris, France
Profession
Writing
Age
75 years
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.
