{"product_id":"the-thiefs-journal-paperback","title":"The Thief's Journal - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJean Genet\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJean-Paul Sartre\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003ePatti Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in France in 1949, \u003ci\u003eThe Thief's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e is Jean Genet's iconic work of autobiographical fiction. This new edition brings his legendary genius to future generations of readers, with an introduction by Genet's great admirer, Patti Smith. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From a prison cell, the journal's narrator recounts his travels across Europe in the 1930s--as a vagabond, pickpocket, and occasional prostitute--in pursuit of spiritual fulfilment through erotic trysts and evil deeds. Worshipping his own holy trinity of homosexuality, theft, and betrayal, he conducts every burglary, and each sexual encounter, with the elaborate, reverent ritual of a religious ceremony. Dressed in rags and stealing for his survival, he must evade the authorities for as long as possible. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A sensuous and philosophical reverie on freedom within confinement, the heroism of the outlaw, and deception as the ultimate act of devotion, \u003ci\u003eThe Thief's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e exemplifies the exquisitely lyrical combination of fact and fiction that made Genet a major figure in world literature.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJean Genet\u003c\/b\u003e (1910 - 1986) was \"a pioneering author of confessional novels and a dramatist of the first magnitude\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e). His many books include \u003ci\u003eOur Lady of the Flowers, Querelle, The Miracle of the Rose, Funeral Rites, The Balcony, The Maids and Deathwatch, The Blacks, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Screens\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 21, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757506265376,"sku":"9780802128270","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cba0cb90507375ae5924f5d4aeaea499.webp?v=1780104538","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-thiefs-journal-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}