Jean Genet, French Writer(1910-1986)

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Just the Facts:

• Name: Jean Genet
• Birth: December 19, 1910, Paris, France
• Death: April 15, 1986, Paris, France
• Language: French
• Who he was: French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and political activist; novels Our Lady of the Flowers, The Thief's Journal; play The Balcony
• Included in lists (What's This?): Bloom

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