
by Jean Genet · Editorial Cabaret Voltaire · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788419047366
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The Thief's Journal is a seminal autobiographical work by Jean Genet, chronicling his experiences as a vagabond and thief across Europe during the 1930s. Through raw and poetic prose, the author explores the fringes of society, identity, and marginality, offering a profound and uncompromising look at the lives of those living outside the law. This edition by Cabaret Voltaire restores the original 1948 text, including passages and terms previously censored, making it an essential piece of 20th-century 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.