The Criminal Child offers the first English translation of a key early work by Jean Genet. In 1949, in the midst of a national debate about improving the French reform-school system, Radiodiffusion Française commissioned Genet to write about his experience as a juvenile delinquent. He sent back a piece that was a paean to prison instead of the expected horrifying exposé. Revisiting the cruel hazing rituals that had accompanied his incarceration, relishing the special argot spoken behind bars, Genet bitterly denounced any improvement in the condition of young prisoners as a threat to their criminal souls. The radio station chose not to broadcast Genet’s views. “The Criminal Child” appears here with a selection of Genet’s finest essays, including his celebrated piece on the art of Alberto Giacometti.
Dieu ayant fait l'homme à son image, il y a pas mal de chance pour que le Seigneur aime la musique ", dit toujours le révérend Pickett. Cela tombe bien car Little Lou descend tous les soirs au Bird Nest prendre des leçons de piano auprès du vieux Slim. Mais la vie n'est pas toujours facile dans le vieux Sud des années 20. Une aventure palpitante qui restitue l'ambiance des années folles du jazz.
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