Querelle of Brest
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| Author | Jean Genet |
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| Original title | Querelle de Brest |
| Translator | Anselm Hollo |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Genre | novel |
| Publisher | Marc Barbezat - L'Arbalete (Original French), Grove Press (English Translation) |
Publication date | 1947 |
Published in English | 1974 |
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| ISBN | 0-8021-5157-4 |
Querelle of Brest (French: Querelle de Brest) is a novel by the French writer Jean Genet. It was first published anonymously in 1947 and limited to 460 numbered copies. 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).
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