Description: The novel tells the story of Divine, adrag queenwho, when the novel opens, has died oftuberculosisand beencanonisedas a result. The narrator tells us that the stories he is telling are mainly to amuse himself whilst he passes his sentence in prison and the highly erotic, often explicitly sexual, stories are spun to assist hismasturbation.Jean-Paul Sartrecalled it "the epic of masturbation". Divine lives in an attic room overlookingMontmartrecemetery, which he shares with various lovers, the most important of whom is apimpcalled Darling Daintyfoot ("Mignon-les-Petits-Pieds" in French). One day Darling brings home a young hoodlum and murderer, dubbed Our Lady of the Flowers. Our Lady is eventually arrested and tried, and executed. Death and ecstasy accompany the acts of every character, as Genet performs atransvaluation of all values, making betrayal the highest moral value, murder an act of virtue and sexual appeal. Condition: Acceptable. DJ has seen a lot of wear and moisture. The book has not been exposed to any mositure. Binding tight and secure. One numbered stamp on front leaf. Very clean cover. Rear cover has a couple tiny white dots. Lovingly packed and shipped with USPS Media Mail. Get a deep discount by making offers on 2 or 3+ books per order!!
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: New York
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Region: North America
Author: Jean Genet
Publisher: Grove Press
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Classics
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Year Printed: 1963
Original/Facsimile: Original
