''Saint Genet, Actor and Martyr'' (french: Saint Genet, comédien et martyr) is a book by the French philosopher

Jean-Paul Sartre Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (, ; ; 21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980) was one of the key figures in the philosophy of existentialism (and phenomenology), a French playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and litera ...

about the writer

Jean Genet Jean Genet (; – ) was a French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and political activist. In his early life he was a vagabond and petty criminal, but he later became a writer and playwright. His major works include the novels ''The Thief's ...

, especially on his ''

The Thief's Journal ''The Thief's Journal'' (''Journal du voleur'', published in 1949) is a novel by Jean Genet. It is a part-fact, part-fiction autobiography that charts the author's progress through Europe in a depoliticized 1930s, wearing nothing but rags and en ...

''. It was first published in 1952. Sartre described it as an attempt "to prove that

genius Genius is a characteristic of original and exceptional insight in the performance of some art or endeavor that surpasses expectations, sets new standards for future works, establishes better methods of operation, or remains outside the capabiliti ...

is not a gift but the way out that one invents in desperate cases." Sartre also based his character Goetz in his play ''

The Devil and the Good Lord ''The Devil and the Good Lord'' (french: Le Diable et le Bon Dieu) is a 1951 play by French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. The play concerns the moral choices of its characters, warlord Goetz, clergy Heinrich, communist leader Nasti and others dur ...

'' (1951) on his analysis of Genet's psychology and morality. Sartre has been credited by

David M. Halperin David M. Halperin (born April 2, 1952) is an American theorist in the fields of gender studies, queer theory, critical theory, material culture and visual culture. He is the cofounder of '' GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies'', and autho ...

with providing, "a brilliant, subtle, and thoroughgoing study of the unique subjectivity and gender positioning of gay men".Halperin (2012, 511).

References

Sources

* Halperin, David. 2012. ''How to be Gay.'' Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2012. . * Sartre, Jean-Paul. 1952. ''Saint Genet, comédien et martyr.'' In ''Oeuvres complètes de Jean Genet'' I. By Jean Genet. Paris: Éditions Gallimard. * White, Edmund. 1993. ''Genet.'' Corrected edition. London: Picador, 1994. .

External links

* https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jean-Paul_Sartre#Saint_Genet,_Actor_and_Martyr_(1952) {{Authority control 1952 non-fiction books Books by Jean-Paul Sartre Éditions Gallimard books French non-fiction books Works about Jean Genet