Born December 19, 1910, Jean Genet reshaped modern drama and literary thought in English through translation and performance. His ritualistic, confrontational language challenged realism, power, and identity, forcing English theatre and criticism to confront marginality as aesthetic force and political stance rather than subject matter.
Birth of Jean Genet (1910–1986) – The Writer Who Forced English to Speak the Language of Transgression
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