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Prisoner of Love (New York Review Books Classics)
Prisoner of Love - New York Review Books Classics Author:Jean Genet, Ahdaf Soueif (Introducer) This personal account of the plight of the Palestinians offers a unique viewpoint on the continuing Mideast conflict. Starting in 1970, Jean Genet spent two years in Palestinian refugee camps. Always an outcast himself, Genet was drawn to this displaced people and their cause, though the attraction was to prove as complicated as it was deep. His... more » final masterpiece, written and rewritten on his deathbed, is a lyrical and philosophical voyage to the bloody intersection where oppression, terror, and desire meet at the convulsed heart of the contemporary world.« less