Querelle of Brest
| Querelle of Brest |
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| Author(s) |
Jean Genet |
| Original title |
Querelle de Brest |
| Translator |
Anselm Hollo |
| Country |
France |
| Language |
French |
| Genre(s) |
novel |
| Publisher |
Marc Barbezat - L'Arbalete (Original French), Grove Press (English Translation) |
| Publication date |
1947 |
Published in
English |
1974 |
| Media type |
Print |
| ISBN |
0802151574 |
Querelle of Brest (French: Querelle de Brest) is a novel by the French writer Jean Genet. It was written in 1947 and first published in 1953. It is set in the midst of the port town of Brest, where sailors and the sea are associated with murder, and its protagonist is Georges Querelle. The novel formed the basis for Rainer Werner Fassbinder's last film, Querelle (1982).