This book is the only introductory text to Genet in English, offering an overview of this key figure in defining and understanding twentieth-century theatre. The authors provide a comprehensive account of Genet''s key plays and productions, his early life and his writing for and beyond the theatre.

This book is the only introductory text to Genet in English, offering an overview of this key figure in defining and understanding twentieth-century theatre. The authors provide a comprehensive account of Genet''s key plays and productions, his early life and his writing for and beyond the theatre.