Quo Fuit places 3 dated presences for Jean Genet across 2 places, from 1961 to 1986.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Jean Genet (–) was a French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and political activist.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Jean Genet was documented, and when
1961year
Parisattested“He worked with Foucault and Sartre to protest police brutality against Algerians in Paris, a problem persisting since the Algerian War of Independence, when beaten bodies were found floating in the Seine after the 1961 Paris Massacre.”source: Wikipedia: Jean Genet
1961year
Seineattested“He worked with Foucault and Sartre to protest police brutality against Algerians in Paris, a problem persisting since the Algerian War of Independence, when beaten bodies were found floating in the Seine after the 1961 Paris Massacre.”source: Wikipedia: Jean Genet
15 April 1986exact date
Parisattested“Genet developed throat cancer and was found dead at Jack's Hotel in Paris on 15 April 1986, where his photograph and books remain.”source: Wikipedia: Jean Genet
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1937year
Parismentioned“After returning to Paris in 1937, Genet was in and out of prison after arrests for theft, use of false papers, vagabondage, lewd acts, and other offences.”source: Wikipedia: Jean Genet
1946year
Mettray Penal Colonymentioned“The two auto-fictional novels Miracle of the Rose (Miracle de la rose 1946) and The Thief's Journal (Journal du voleur 1949) describe Genet's time in Mettray Penal Colony and his experiences as a vagabond and prostitute across Europe.”source: Wikipedia: Jean Genet
1955year
New Yorkmentioned“The Maids was the first of Genet's plays to be staged in New York, produced by Julie Bovasso at Tempo Playhouse in New York City in 1955.”source: Wikipedia: Jean Genet
1955year
New York Citymentioned“The Maids was the first of Genet's plays to be staged in New York, produced by Julie Bovasso at Tempo Playhouse in New York City in 1955.”source: Wikipedia: Jean Genet
1959year
Parismentioned“Originally premiered in Paris in 1959, this 1961 New York production ran for 1,408 performances.”source: Wikipedia: Jean Genet
1966year
La Bataillementioned“* "Lettres à Roger Blin" and "Lettre a Jean-Kouis Barrault et Billets aux comediens", in La Bataille des Paravents, IMEC Editions, 1966 * "Chere Ensemble", published in Les nègres au port de la lune, Paris : Editions de la Différence, 1988.”source: Wikipedia: Jean Genet
1968year
United Statesmentioned“Genet was censored in the United States in 1968 and later expelled when he was refused a visa.”source: Wikipedia: Jean Genet
1970year
New Havenmentioned“* May Day Speech, speech at New Haven, 1 mai 1970.”source: Wikipedia: Jean Genet
1979year
Ajlounmentioned“* "Near Ajloun" ("Près d'Ajloun") in Per un Palestine, in a collection of writing in memory of Wael Zouateir, Mazzota, Milan, 1979.”source: Wikipedia: Jean Genet
September 1982month
Beirutmentioned“In September 1982, Genet was in Beirut when the massacres took place in the Palestinian camps of Sabra and Shatila.”source: Wikipedia: Jean Genet
1 January 1983exact date
Shatilamentioned“* "Four Hours in Shatila" ("Quatre heures à Chatila"), in Revue d'études palestiniennes, 1 January 1983.”source: Wikipedia: Jean Genet
19 December 1983exact date
Viennamentioned“On 19 December 1983, in one of his rare public appearances during the later period of his life, at the invitation of Austrian philosopher Hans Köchler, he read from his work during the inauguration of an exhibition on the massacre of Sab…”source: Wikipedia: Jean Genet
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