by Edmund White · Debolsillo · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788497936309
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«Genet: Biografía» is the biography of Jean Genet by Edmund White, published by Debolsillo in paperback (1040 pages, in Spanish).
Edmund White reconstructs the life of Jean Genet (1910-1986), a self-taught French writer whose transgressive image left its mark on much of 20th-century intellectual life. The biography tempers that legend with his culture, his social and political commitment, and his controversial relationship with Sartre.
Translated by Rossend Arqués. The Spanish edition belongs to Debolsillo's Biografía collection.
Will appeal to readers of literary biographies and to those wishing to delve deeper into the figure of Jean Genet and his intellectual context.
Edmund Valentine White III was an American novelist, memoirist, playwright, biographer and essayist. A pioneering figure in LGBTQ and especially gay literature after the Stonewall riots, he wrote with rare candor about gay identity, relationships, and sex. His work emerged as part of an increasingly solidified and visible LGBTQ community, helping to reshape public narratives at a time when coming out was still a dangerous, even radical act. His writing, noted for intimate depth and literary elegance, includes the semi-autobiographical trilogy A Boy's Own Story (1982), The Beautiful Room Is Empty (1988), and The Farewell Symphony (1997). He also co-authored The Joy of Gay Sex (1977), promoting sex-positive discourse.
