Publication

1962 - Barbezat, Décines, France

Language

French

Word Count

51,250 words, Guess

Page Count

205 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • DDC842.912

Description

The setting of Jean Genet's celebrated play is a brothel that caters to refined sensibilities and peculiar tastes. Here men from all walks of life don the garb of their fantasies and act them out: a man from the gas company wears the robe and mitre of a bishop; another customer becomes a flagellant judge, and still another a victorious general, while a bank clerk defiles the Virgin mary. These costumed diversions take place while outside a revolution rages which has isolated the brothel from the rest of the rebel-controlled city. In a stunning series of macabre, climactic scenes, Genet presents his caustic view of man and society.

First Sentence

On the ceiling, a chandelier, which will remain the same in each scene.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • L'arbalète

Other Editions

  • Le BalconBarbezat1962-01-01
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