Querelle of Brest
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Querelle of Brest is a novel by the French writer Jean Genet
. It was written in 1947 and first published in 1953. It is set in the midst of the port town of Brest
, where sailors and the sea are associated with murder, and its protagonist is Georges Querelle
. The novel formed the basis for Rainer Werner Fassbinder
's last film, Querelle
(1982).
Jean Genet
Jean Genet was a prominent and controversial French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and political activist. Early in his life he was a vagabond and petty criminal, but later took to writing...
. It was written in 1947 and first published in 1953. It is set in the midst of the port town of Brest
Brest, France
Brest is a city in the Finistère department in Brittany in northwestern France. Located in a sheltered position not far from the western tip of the Breton peninsula, and the western extremity of metropolitan France, Brest is an important harbour and the second French military port after Toulon...
, where sailors and the sea are associated with murder, and its protagonist is Georges Querelle
Georges Querelle
Georges "Jo" Querelle is the protagonist and antihero of Jean Genet's 1947 novel Querelle de Brest.-Character overview:A sailor on the cargo ship Le Vengeur, Querelle is also a thief, a prostitute, an opium smuggler, and a serial killer...
. The novel formed the basis for Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Rainer Werner Maria Fassbinder was a German movie director, screenwriter and actor. He is considered one of the most important representatives of the New German Cinema.He maintained a frenetic pace in film-making...
's last film, Querelle
Querelle
Querelle, a 1982 film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, adapted from French author Jean Genet's 1947 novel Querelle de Brest. It marked Fassbinder's final film as a writer/director; it was posthumously released just months after the director died of a drug overdose in June 1982.-Plot:The plot...
(1982).