Our Lady of the Flowers
Genet, Jean. Panther, 1984. Softbound. First published in Lyon in 1943 as Notre-Dame-des-Fleurs by L'Arbalete and later republished in 1951 in a revised edition for Librairie Gallimard. Intro by Jean-Paul Sartre. 'Since it is impossible to make a ballet of [the Divine Saga],' writes Genet in this, his debut novel, 'I am forced to use words that are weighed down with precise ideas, but I shall try to lighten them with expressions that are trivial, empty, hollow and invisible.' Deemed 'the epic of masturbation' by Genet champion Sartre, this hard-to-find UK edition features smoldering cover art—distending both scale and depth—by Rod Judkins.
Tight, square, uncreased spine has some very subtle sunning. Clean, unmarked interior. Very light edge-wear and gently bumped corners. Light toning to the pages. 237 pp. Featured Rare & Collectible.
