Funeral Rites (novel)
Funeral Rites (Pompes funèbres) is a 1948 novel by Jean Genet. It is a story of love and betrayal across political divides, written this time for the narrator's lover, Jean Decarnin, killed by the Germans in World War II.
 First edition | |
| Author | Jean Genet |
|---|---|
| Original title | Pompes funèbres |
| Translator | Bernard Frechtman |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Publisher | Marc Barbezat - L'Arbalete (Original French), Grove Press (English Translation) |
Publication date | 1948 |
Published in English | 1953 |
| Media type | |
| ISBN | 0-571-25154-4 |
| Preceded by | The Miracle of the Rose |
| Followed by | Querelle of Brest |
The first edition was limited to 1,500 copies; in 1953 the text was revised by Gallimard, excising some possibly offensive passages, which became the basis for the 1953 English translation by Frechtman.[1]
References
- Plunka, Gene A. (1992). The rites of passage of Jean Genet: the art and aesthetics of risk taking. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. p. 89. ISBN 0-8386-3461-3.
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