Miracle of the Rose by Jean Genet
$19.00
Miracle of the Rose is Jean Genet’s celebrated prison novel, translated from the French by Bernard Frechtman. Originally published in France in 1951 as Le Miracle de la Rose, this is the first British edition, issued by Anthony Blond in 1965.
Blending memory, fantasy and autobiography, Genet transforms the brutal world of prisons and reformatories into a highly stylised meditation on desire, loyalty, crime and transcendence. It remains one of his most important and distinctive works.
Edition details:
- Author: Jean Genet
- Translator: Bernard Frechtman
- Publisher: Anthony Blond Limited, London
- First British edition: 1965
- Originally published in France: 1951
- Format: Hardcover with dust jacket
- Pages: 291
- Language: English
- Printed in Great Britain by Tonbridge Printers Ltd.
Condition: Good vintage condition. The dark green dust jacket shows rubbing, edge wear, creasing and small tears or chips, particularly around the spine ends and corners. The hardcover beneath appears sound. The binding is firm and the internal pages appear clean with light age toning.
Collections: ALL BOOKS, ALL PRODUCTS, FICTION BOOKS, VINTAGE BOOKS
Type: FICTION
Category: A002, BOOKS, FICTION, FIRST UK EDITION, FRENCH LITERATURE, JEAN GENET, LITERARY FICTION, PRISON LITERATURE, TRANSLATED FICTION, VINTAGE
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