Querelle
by Jean Genet
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0394623681
- ISBN 13
- 9780394623689
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About This Item
Grove, New York, 1987. First trade paperback edition. Condition: Good, edge and corner wear, spine has creasing and slight scuffing, rear cover has light scuffing.
Querelle of Brest was first published anonymously in 1947 and limited to 460 numbered copies. It is set in the midst of the port town of Brest, where sailors and the sea are associated with murder. Its protagonist, Georges Querelle, is a bisexual thief, prostitute, and serial killer who manipulates and kills his lovers for thrills and profit. The novel formed the basis for Rainer Werner Fassbinder's last film, Querelle (1982).
Querelle of Brest was first published anonymously in 1947 and limited to 460 numbered copies. It is set in the midst of the port town of Brest, where sailors and the sea are associated with murder. Its protagonist, Georges Querelle, is a bisexual thief, prostitute, and serial killer who manipulates and kills his lovers for thrills and profit. The novel formed the basis for Rainer Werner Fassbinder's last film, Querelle (1982).
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- Shop-books.ca (CA)
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- Title
- Querelle
- Author
- Jean Genet
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0394623681
- ISBN 13
- 9780394623689
- Publisher
- Grove Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1987
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature; First Editions;
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