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Name: Journal du voleur
Rating: 3.4 (5 reviews)
Author: Jean Genet

The Thief's Journal (Journal du voleur) is a semi-autobiographical work by Jean Genet that chronicles his travels across Europe in the 1930s, traversing Spain, Italy, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Nazi Germany, and Belgium. Living in rags, he faces hunger, contempt, and the hardships of the road while he becomes entangled in crime, prison, and encounters with criminals, con artists, and pimps. The narrative is interwoven with a series of homosexual love affairs and male prostitution, providing a candid look at Genet’s relationships and the underground world he navigates.

First publish date: February 2, 1994

Genre: LGBTQ+ Fiction/Gay Fiction

Authors: Jean Genet

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