
This listing has ended. Item:Our Lady of the Flowers by Jean Genet

Item specifics - Textbooks, Education

Author:	Jean Genet, Jean Paul Sartre	Format:	--
Publisher:	Grove Pr	ISBN-10:	0802130135
Edition Description:	Reissue	ISBN-13:	9780802130136
Educational Level:	--	Product Type:	--
Publication Year:	--	Subject:	--
Language:	--	Condition:	Good

See reviews

Detailed item info

Synopsis
Genet's 1949 first novel, often considered his best, was written while he was serving a life sentence in prison--he was later pardoned after Jean-Paul Sartre and Cocteau made a public plea in his name. A mix of semi-autobiographical tales about homosexual outsiders (including the transvestite Divine) and masturbatory fantasies, OUR LADY OF THE FLOWERS is an unrepentant ode to the pleasures of evil, the beauty of murderers, and the joys of sin. Gide's 1949 first novel, often considered his best, was written while he was in prison for a crime he did not commit, and for which he was later pardoned after Sartre and Cocteau made a public plea. It features Genet himself and some of his fellow prisoners, all with women's names, including the title character, a convicted murdered named Adrien Ballon, who was executed.
Size
Height:	8.3 in.
Width:	5.3 in.
Thickness:	1.0 in.
Weight:	12.8 oz.

Publisher's Note
'Our Lady of the Flowers', which is often considered to be Genet's masterpiece, was written entirely in the solitude of a prison cell. the exceptional value of the work lies in its ambiguity.
Industry reviews
"A matchless contemporary classic. Like Ulysses in its own day, so creatively formidable that any comment on its merit becomes at once presumptuous." Terry Southern "Genet has taken a taboo subject and created a world that is out of this world. He is a magician, an enchanter of the first order." Richard Wright "...one consents to this book---without consenting to the point of view represented in it.It is only the very greatest kind of book which can over-ride the moral question.Our Lady of the Flowers is such a book...it is no sense a wicked book or a pornographic one...I don't know whether to praise more the language...it's daring method of construction, or the endless fertility of it's ideas." Book Week - Susan Sontag (10/06/1963)

payment
shipping rates
returns

Our Lady of the Flowers

Jean Genet

Book Notes:
Binding:	Paperback
Book Condition:	Good
Jacket Condition:

ISBN:	0802130135
Publication Date:	1994-01-12
Publisher:	Grove Press

Pages:	272
Height:	0.9000 inches
Width:	5.4000 inches
Weight:	0.7500 pounds

About Powell's Books

From humble storefront beginnings in 1971, on a quiet corner of northwest Portland, Oregon, Powell's Books has grown into one of the world's great bookstores, with six locations in the Portland-metropolitan area. Plus, we've been filling orders online since 1994, so you can be sure your order will be handled in the most experienced and professional manner.

Money Back Guarantee

Your total satisfaction is our goal. If you are unhappy with your purchase for any reason, simply return the book in its original condition within two weeks of order, and we'll credit your account for the full amount of the title. Read more here.

Shipping

Standard shipping	4-11 business days	$3.98
Expedited shipping	2-9 business days	$6.98

All orders are shipped from Portland, Oregon. While the overwhelming majority of packages shipped via Standard shipping arrive within the time specified above, in rare cases shipments can take 3 to 5 weeks to arrive. Please note: At this time, we ship only within the United States. Shipments to Alaska, Hawaii, and APO/FPO addresses are shipped via our Standard option.

Payment

Powell's accepts Paypal and credit and debit cards through Paypal.

Paypal, Mastercard, Visa, Amex, Discover, and your bank card!

For more great books like this, visit our eBay store!

01-9780802130136-V0

Shipping and handling

Item location: portland, OR, United States

Shipping to: United States

Change country:	ZIP Code:

Shipping and handling	To	Service	Estimated delivery*
US $3.98	United States	Standard Flat Rate Shipping Service	Varies Seller ships within 2 day after receiving cleared payment.
US $6.98	United States	Expedited Flat Rate Shipping Service	Varies Seller ships within 2 day after receiving cleared payment.

*The estimated delivery time is based on the seller's handling time, the shipping service selected, and when the seller receives cleared payment. Sellers are not responsible for shipping service transit times. Transit times may vary, particularly during peak periods.

Domestic handling time

Will usually ship within 2 business days of receiving cleared payment.

Return policy

Item must be returned within	Refund will be given as	Return policy details
14 days after the buyer receives it	Money Back
The buyer is responsible for return shipping costs.

Payment details

Payment method	Preferred/Accepted	Buyer protection on eBay
	PayPal Preferred	Pay with and your full purchase price is covered \| See terms