Genet, Jean

Reprint of a 1944 French novel about Divine, a male prostitute who consorts with pimps, thieves, murderers, and other unsavory characters in the Parisian underworld.

Contains two plays by twentieth-century French author Jean Genet, including "The Maids, " the story of two domestic workers who attempt to destory their employer; and "Deathwatch, " in which two convicts go to great lengths to impress a fellow prisoner who has become a legend in criminal circles.