Tag Archives: Edmund White

genet: delaying the punch-line

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Dave

Jean Genet:”A man must dream a long time in order to act with grandeur, and dreaming is nursed in darkness” Genet’s stage is a space where politics and metaphysics collide, and partly fuse.Some of it sticks to the wall. Like … Continue reading →

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genet: risk and the safety of ritual

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Dave

If we were talking only of the prose such as Our Lady and Journal of the Flowers, it might perhaps be possible to sweep past Genet. These books are books of prismatic brilliance, containing scene after scene of bizarre or … Continue reading →

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dislocation : journals of the anti-saint

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Dave

Disturbing. Jean Genet is Downright terrifying. A dark star. A solitude and shimmering of a black star. …Outside select literary circles, Genet is today an almost-forgotten writer, so it’s probably appropriate not only to consider the “last Genet,” but also … Continue reading →