Name: Jean Genet
Birthday: 19 December 1910
Deathday: 15 April 1986
Place of Birth: Paris, France
Known For: Writing
Jean Genet was a French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and political activist. Early in his life he was a vagabond and petty criminal, but he later took to writing. His major works include the novels The Thief's Journal and Our Lady of the Flowers, and the plays The Balcony, The Maids and The Screens.
