Rose Miracle - Giant Engine Library

Author: Jean Genet
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: Together with The Flowers of Evil, The Miracle of the Rose marks the beginning of Jean Genet's literary career. The novel was written in 1943. It reflects the passion, memories, and life of the author, who was imprisoned at the time. Beyond his own life, the novel also depicts the lives of his fellow prisoners, which, in his hands, transformed into legend and art. The story begins with the author's arrival at the Fontenay-aux-Roses center prison. Here, Jean Genet encounters a condemned man, Hacmon, whom he had known before. This meeting prompts him to recall the Mettray children's home, where he was sent at the age of fifteen.