Our Lady of the Flowers
$30.00
Genet, Jean. Bantam Books 1968. Softbound. Translated by Bernard Frechtman. 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 printing features an image by Pet Sounds photographer George Jerman, depicting what could very easily be a long-lost Beach Boy.
Tight, square, uncreased spine has a few small areas of very subtle rubbing. Clean, unmarked interiors. Light edge-wear. 307 pp. Featured Rare & Collectible.