Querelle of Brest

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Querelle of Brest
First edition
AuthorJean Genet
Original titleQuerelle de Brest
TranslatorAnselm Hollo
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
PublisherMarc Barbezat - L'Arbalete (Original French), Grove Press (English Translation)
Publication date
1947
Published in English
1974
Media typePrint

Querelle of Brest (

bisexual thief, prostitute and serial killer who manipulates and kills his lovers for thrills and profit. The novel formed the basis for Querelle (1982), Rainer Werner Fassbinder
's last film.

Legacy

Canadian writer Kevin Lambert's 2018 novel Querelle of Roberval was partially based on Querelle of Brest.[2]

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