Our Lady of the Flowers by Jean Genet
The novel is a dark, poetic exploration of the criminal underworld in Paris, focusing on the life and fantasies of a homosexual prostitute and thief. The protagonist, while in prison, creates an elaborate fantasy world populated by outcasts, convicts, and murderers, including a transgender character who becomes his ideal of beauty and purity. The narrative is filled with graphic depictions of sex and violence, and explores themes of transgression, identity, and the transformative power of the imagination.
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- Published
- 1943
- Nationality
- French
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 200-300
- Original Language
- French
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- Alternate Titles
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- Gėlių Dievo Motina
- Notre Dame Des Fleurs
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