Deathwatch
by Jean Genet
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Readers have mixed feelings about the play, finding it intriguing yet complicated. Many appreciate the themes of friendship and existentialism, but some struggle to fully grasp its meaning. Overall, opinions range from admiration for Genet's work to confusion regarding the narrative structure.
Synopsis
Three young convicts share a cell.
Locked into a world of dangerous rivalries, criminals Lefranc and Maurice compete for the attention of the charismatic condemned man, Green-Eyes.
Informed by his own experience in French prisons, Jean Genet's first play, Deathwatch is an explosive exploration of the inversion of moral order.
Genet was one of the most prominent and provocative writers of the twentieth century.
Jean Genet's Deathwatch premiered in this translation by David Rudkin with the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1987 and was revived at the Print Room, London, in April 2016.
Characters
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Claire |
Madame |
Solange |
Publication
Deathwatch is a British play written by Jean Genet and published by Faber & Faber (2016).
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Faber & Faber · 2016 · 64 pp
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