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Deathwatch

Paperback • 2016 • 1. edition

Deathwatch

By Jean Genet

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About the book

Three young convicts share a cell. Locked into a world of dangerous rivalries, criminals Lefranc and Maurice compete for the attention of the charismatic condemned man, Green-Eyes.Informed by his own experience in French prisons, Jean Genet's first play, Deathwatch is an explosive exploration of the inversion of moral order.Genet was one of the most prominent and provocative writers of the twentieth century.Jean Genet's Deathwatch premiered in this translation by David Rudkin with the Royal Shak...Show more

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ISBN

9780571332618

Publisher

Faber & Faber

Published year

2016

Language

Edition

1

Original title

Deathwatch

Format

Paperback

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