The Book Prize Index

Genet: A Biography

Edmund White

A meticulously researched biography of Jean Genet, one of France's most notorious writers. Acclaimed novelist and essayist Edmund White illuminates Genet's experiences in the worlds of crime, homosexuality, politics, and high culture, and gives a compelling analysis of Genet's plays, novels, and essays. Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography.

BiographyBiography · high confidenceBiography81 signalsLlm Classifier: Biography -> BiographyOpen Library: LGBTQ biography and memoir -> Memoir & AutobiographyOpen Library: Biography -> BiographyIntellectual BiographyAfrica & the African Diaspora

Award History

1 wins · 2 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
National Book Critics Circle Award for BiographyMajor1993WinnerSecondary source
Pulitzer Prize in Biography or AutobiographyMajor1994FinalistSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    • Jean Genet93%

  2. 02 Central places

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  3. 03 Suggested argument

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  4. 04 Reading orientation

    45 / 100 academic

    Trade / academic crossover

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