Quote by: Jean Genet

A great wind swept over the ghetto, carrying away shame, invisibility and four centuries of humiliation. But when the wind dropped people saw it had been only a little breeze, friendly, almost gentle.


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Author Bio


  • NameJean Genet
  • DescriptionFrench novelist, playwright, poet and political activist
  • BornDecember 19, 1910
  • DiedApril 15, 1986
  • CountryFrance
  • ProfessionWriter; Playwright; Poet; Film Director; Screenwriter; Novelist