Jean Genet: LES NÈGRES (The Blacks) 1958 Numbered 1st Edition in French

Description: Jean Genet: LES NÈGRES (The Blacks) 1958 Numbered 1st Edition in French LES NÈGRES CLOWNERIE par Jean GENET Décines (Isère), Marc Barbezat, L'Arbalète, 1958. Original Edition. Exemplaire 1498. Un des “3200 exemplaires numérotés sur Lana in-16 Jésus filigrané L'Arbalète.” Wrappers in glassine jacket, 14.5 x 19.5, cm. 155, [1] pages. Front cover designed by Jean Genet and lithographed by Mourlot. In French. Uncut and unopened copy. The Blacks (French: Les Nègres) is a play by the French dramatist Jean Genet. Published in 1958, it was first performed in a production directed by Roger Blin at the Théâtre de Lutèce in Paris, France, which opened on 28 October 1959. Synopsis] Using the framework of a play within a play, it exposes racial prejudice and stereotypes while exploring black identity. As a troupe of black actors re-enact the trial and ensuing murder of a white woman before a kangaroo court, the Queen and her entourage look on and comment. Five of the 13 black actors don Whiteface to play establishment figures. The Queen (a whited-up woman) comes to a Command Performance, but the proceedings are far removed from any Royal Variety Show. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia CONDITION: Near Fine. (The front endpapers have offset discoloration (probably from a newsprint clipping). Otherwise, the book is in pristine shape and the pages have not been cut and opened. The glassine jacket has several tiny chips at the top of the pine and at the lower edge.) Check our other auctions and store listings for additional unusual items Check our other auctions and store listings for additional unusual items Listing and template services provided by inkFrog

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