Our Lady of the Flowers
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Our Lady of the Flowers (Notre-Dame-des-Fleurs) is the debut novel of French writer Jean Genet, first published in 1943. The free-flowing, poetic novel is a largely autobiographical account of a man's journey through the Parisian underworld. The characters are drawn after their real-life counterparts, who are mostly homosexuals living on the fringes of society.
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Author | Jean Genet |
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Original title | Notre Dame des Fleurs |
Translator | Bernard Frechtman |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Genre | Roman à clef |
Publisher | Marc Barbezat – L'Arbalete (Original French), Editions Paul Morbien (English Translation) |
Publication date | 1943 |
Published in English | 1949 |
Media type | |
ISBN | 0-571-25115-3 |
Followed by | The Miracle of the Rose |
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