{"product_id":"the-last-genet-a-writer-in-revolt-paperback","title":"The Last Genet: A Writer in Revolt - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHadrien Laroche\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Homel\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A beautiful book, painting the dark side of Jean Genet: those moments that are the most fascinating about a writer.\"--Bernard-Henri Levy, \u003ci\u003eLe Point\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the last eighteen years of his life (1968-86), Jean Genet was preoccupied with the struggles of the disenfranchised and displaced: among them the Black Panthers, the Baader-Meinhof, and the Palestinians. Hadrien Laroche's book is a careful philosophical and historical reading of acts and thoughts of various political movements in the seventies and the eighties all over the world, and of Genet's experiences and writings. It describes the adventures of a writer engaged with the \"real world\" as opposed to the world of letters or, as he called it, \"the grammatical world.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis translation of \u003ci\u003eLe Dernier Genet\u003c\/i\u003e (Seuil) considers Genet's insights, failures, and critique of humanism, and examines the way in which his energetic prose forged a new political, aesthetic, and philosophical relation between literature and the world. This is also the first book to address the issues of Genet's relation to Israel, Jews, and anti-Semitism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last Genet\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on a critical moment in history, but also on questions of borders, language, and identity, offering an alternative to Jean-Paul Sartre's concept of engagement. As such, it will be critically relevant to readers interested in the questions surrounding ethical and political writing today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHadrien Laroche\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Paris; he has written three French-language novels and completed his doctorate under Jacques Derrida, who considered him \"one of the most talented and original thinkers of his generation.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHadrien Laroche: Hadrien Laroche was born in Paris; he completed his doctorate under Jacques Derrida in 1997 and has written three French-language novels. Derrida considered Larouche as \"one of the most talented and original thinkers of his generation.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDavid Homel: David Homel was born and raised in Chicago in 1952. He has been a journalist, editor, literary translator, and teacher, and has won numerous awards for translation, including the Governor General's Award for Literature, Canada's highest literary honor.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 05, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47460497031346,"sku":"9781551523651","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/4628e525881c5b8e4d33981bf6afebe6.webp?v=1778922564","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-last-genet-a-writer-in-revolt-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}