Notre Dame des Fleurs
| Publisher | Merlin Verlag |
| Production | Clausen & Bosse |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | German |
| Location | Hamburg, Germany |
| This Edition Published | 1994 |
| Pages / Font | 276 pages |
| ISBN | 3875360338 |
| Notes | Genet's debut novel, written during his incarceration in Fresnes prison in 1942. A literary sensation upon publishing, Jean-Paul Sartre, Cocteau and Picasso petitioned for Genet's liberation. Attempts to have the German edition banned for indecent content failed and the book was praised for its intense description of atrocity and excess and hailed as a literary masterpiece. The performer, actor and drag queen Divine was named after the main character of the book by director John Waters. The David Bowie song 'The Jean Genie' refers to this novel. |
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