Prisoner of Love by Jean Genet

Prisoner of Love

Jean Genet with Barbara Bray (Translator)

430 pages first pub 1982 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ reflective slow-paced

Description

Starting in 1970, Jean Genet--petty thief, prostitute, modernist master--spent two years in the Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan. Always an outcast himself, Genet was drawn to this displaced people, an attraction that was to prove as complicate...

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Moods

challenging 100%
dark 100%
reflective 100%
tense 100%

Pace

slow 100%

Strong character development?

Yes: 100%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 100%

Average rating

3.95

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