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Miracle of the Rose (French: Miracle de la rose) is a 1946 book by Jean Genet about experiences as a detainee in Mettray Penal Colony and Fontevrault prison, although there is no direct evidence of Genet ever having been imprisoned in the latter establishment. This autobiographical work has a non-linear structure: stories from Genet's adolescence are mixed in with his experiences as a thirty-year-old man at Fontevrault prison. At Mettray, Genet describes homosexual erotic desires for his fellow adolescent detainees. There is also a fantastical dimension to the narrative, particularly in Fontevrault passages concerning a prisoner called Harcamone who is condemned to death for murder. Genet idolises Harcamone and writes poetically about the rare occasions on which he catches a glimpse of thi

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  • Miracle de la rose (fr)
  • Il miracolo della rosa (it)
  • Miracle of the Rose (en)
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  • Le Miracle de la rose est un roman semi-autobiographique de Jean Genet, publié pour la première fois en décembre 1946. Écrit à la prison de Fresnes, Miracle de la rose est avec Notre-Dame des Fleurs, l’un des deux romans que Jean Genet a composé durant des périodes d’incarcération. (fr)
  • Miracle of the Rose (French: Miracle de la rose) is a 1946 book by Jean Genet about experiences as a detainee in Mettray Penal Colony and Fontevrault prison, although there is no direct evidence of Genet ever having been imprisoned in the latter establishment. This autobiographical work has a non-linear structure: stories from Genet's adolescence are mixed in with his experiences as a thirty-year-old man at Fontevrault prison. At Mettray, Genet describes homosexual erotic desires for his fellow adolescent detainees. There is also a fantastical dimension to the narrative, particularly in Fontevrault passages concerning a prisoner called Harcamone who is condemned to death for murder. Genet idolises Harcamone and writes poetically about the rare occasions on which he catches a glimpse of thi (en)
  • Il miracolo della rosa (in lingua francese Miracle de la rose) è un romanzo semi-autobiografico del 1946 dello scrittore francese Jean Genet il quale narra delle sue esperienze in qualità di detenuto nella e nel carcere dell'ex abbazia di Fontevrault; questo anche se non vi è alcuna prova diretta che in realtà Genet sia mai stato imprigionato in quest'ultima istituzione. (it)
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  • Miracle de la rose (en)
  • Miracle of the Rose (en)
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  • Miracle of the Rose (en)
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  • Grove Press(US)
  • A. Blond (UK)
  • Marc Barbezat - L'Arbalete (Original French)
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  • Le Miracle de la rose est un roman semi-autobiographique de Jean Genet, publié pour la première fois en décembre 1946. Écrit à la prison de Fresnes, Miracle de la rose est avec Notre-Dame des Fleurs, l’un des deux romans que Jean Genet a composé durant des périodes d’incarcération. (fr)
  • Miracle of the Rose (French: Miracle de la rose) is a 1946 book by Jean Genet about experiences as a detainee in Mettray Penal Colony and Fontevrault prison, although there is no direct evidence of Genet ever having been imprisoned in the latter establishment. This autobiographical work has a non-linear structure: stories from Genet's adolescence are mixed in with his experiences as a thirty-year-old man at Fontevrault prison. At Mettray, Genet describes homosexual erotic desires for his fellow adolescent detainees. There is also a fantastical dimension to the narrative, particularly in Fontevrault passages concerning a prisoner called Harcamone who is condemned to death for murder. Genet idolises Harcamone and writes poetically about the rare occasions on which he catches a glimpse of this character. Genet was detained in Mettray Penal Colony between 2 September 1926 and 1 March 1929, after which, at the age of 18, he joined the Foreign Legion. (en)
  • Il miracolo della rosa (in lingua francese Miracle de la rose) è un romanzo semi-autobiografico del 1946 dello scrittore francese Jean Genet il quale narra delle sue esperienze in qualità di detenuto nella e nel carcere dell'ex abbazia di Fontevrault; questo anche se non vi è alcuna prova diretta che in realtà Genet sia mai stato imprigionato in quest'ultima istituzione. Genet era stato arrestato e condotto a Mettray, ove rimase dal 1926 al 1929 (dai quindici ai diciott'anni), dopo di che fece richiesta per unirsi alla legione straniera. Il libro è stato edito in italiano in forma parziale e con tagli inizialmente presso la Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, mentre in versione integrale successivamente dalla casa editrice Il Saggiatore. (it)
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