Join us on a literary world trip!
Add this book to bookshelf
Grey
Write a new comment Default profile 50px
Grey
Subscribe to read the full book or read the first pages for free!
All characters reduced
The Thief's Journal - cover

We are sorry! The publisher (or author) gave us the instruction to take down this book from our catalog. But please don't worry, you still have more than 500,000 other books you can enjoy!

The Thief's Journal

Jean Genet

Publisher: Grove Press

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

Summary

“The mist beautiful book that Genet has written.” —Jean-Paul SartreThe Thief’s Journal is perhaps Jean Genet’s most authentically biographical novel, personifying his quest for spiritual glory through the pursuit of evil. Writing in the intensely lyrical prose style that is his trademark, the man Jean Cocteau dubbed France’s “Black Prince of Letters” here reconstructs his early adult years—time he spent as a petty criminal and vagabond, traveling through Spain and Antwerp, occasionally border hopping across the rest of Europe, always one step ahead of the authorities
Available since: 02/02/1994.

Other books that might interest you

  • The Parable of the Mustard Seed - cover

    The Parable of the Mustard Seed

    Lisa Henry

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    The past never stays buried forever. John Faimu is an Australian-Samoan police officer who deals with hurt kids every day. He loves what he does, but he’s tired of the grind of shift work, and of trying to find a balance between his job, his family, and the young man who straddles the increasingly blurry line between both. Caleb Fletcher was the teenager John saved from a cult eight long years ago, and he’s now the young man John wants in ways that neither of them should risk. Eight years after his rescue, Caleb is still struggling with PTSD and self-harm. John has always been his rock, but now Caleb wants more. Can he convince John to cross a line and love him the way they both crave? And when the monsters from Caleb’s past come back seeking to silence him for good, will John’s love be enough to save him? The Parable of the Mustard Seed is an mm gay romance featuring hurt/comfort, first times, found family, and angst with a happy ending.
    Show book
  • My Wildest Date - A Hilarious Fumbling-out-of-the-Closet MM Romance - cover

    My Wildest Date - A Hilarious...

    Casey Morales

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    Just when things couldn't get any stranger . . . 
    . . . a hot guy walked in with a cougar cub on his shoulder. 
    Yeah, that one caught me by surprise, too. 
    My Wildest Date is the continuation of Michael's search to find himself and his perfect match. 
    He fumbled out of the closet, then met an amazing guy with a pair of cute toddlers. Now he's thrown into the zoo with lions and tigers - oh, my! 
    You'll love this story because it's giddy fun to laugh at yourself while you fall in love. 
    Get it now! 
    My Wildest Date is the third volume in the hilariously cheeky, best-selling Raised by Wolves series, a contemporary MM romance about a newborn gay finding himself. It has hurt/comfort, found family, sexual awakening, first time gay, and a guy who finally realizes who he is and what he wants. 
    These books chronicle a young man's life and are best enjoyed in series order. 
    What do real listeners say? 
    ★★★★★ “ . . . an absolute blast to read!!!!! . . . hilarious.” 
    ★★★★★ ". . . absolutely charming, humorously self-deprecating. It's the beginning of his journey, funny, sad, and touching." 
    ★★★★★ "Storytelling at its best. . . laugh out loud funny. . ." 
    ★★★★★ ". . . cute, innocent coming out storyline." 
    ★★★★★ “ . . . humorously self-deprecating . . . I’m very glad I stumbled across this book.” 
    ★★★★★ “Strongly recommend you don’t drink anything while reading this novella.” 
    ★★★★★ “ . . . fell in love with this story quickly . . . Thank you, Casey!” 
    ★★★★★ “This was too cute . . .”
    Show book
  • Learned Reactions - A Single Dad Romance - cover

    Learned Reactions - A Single Dad...

    Jayce Ellis

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    Carlton Monroe is finally getting his groove back. After a year playing dad to his nephew and sending him safely off to college, it’s back to his bachelor ways. But when his teenaged niece shows up on his doorstep looking for a permanent home, his plan comes to a screeching halt. Family is everything, and in the eyes of social services, a couple makes a better adoptive family than an overworked bachelor father. A fake relationship with his closest friend is the best way to keep his family together.If things between him and Deion are complicated, well, it only needs to last until the end of the semester.Living with Carlton is a heartbreak waiting to happen, and once the adoption goes through, Deion’s out. He’s waited two decades for Carlton to realize they’re meant for each other, and he’s done. It’s time to make a clean break. But it’s hard to think of moving away when keeping up the act includes some very real perks like kissing, cuddling and sharing a bed.Even the best charades must come to an end, though. As the holidays and Deion’s departure date loom, the two men must decide whether playing house is enough for them—or if there’s any chance they could be a family for real.
    Show book
  • The Toy King - cover

    The Toy King

    Adriana Herrera

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    Valente Correa lives for one thing: leading the Toy Run. He takes his duties as a Magi delivering toys for the House of Correa very seriously. But when he’s tasked with transporting his brother’s future bride through the Andes, he doesn’t expect the walking, talking temptation that is Kessina Macias. When a snowstorm strands them together for two nights, Val can’t resist what the luscious, smart-mouthed firebrand offers—even if it means betraying his brother, father, and house. Kessina Macias only wants one thing: independence. After a sheltered life in the mountains with her overprotective father, she yearns for some breathing room. Agreeing to marry a son from the House of Correa isn’t ideal, but it will get her out from under her father’s watchful eye. The problem? The brother she agreed to marry is not the one she desires. Two scorching nights of passion with the broody, brawny Toy Runner change everything. And if she can convince him they’re a perfect match, she might get the best gift of all—Val himself.
    Show book
  • Wrong Number Right Woman - cover

    Wrong Number Right Woman

    Jae

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    Wrong Number, Right Woman is a light-hearted, slow-burn lesbian romance that embraces likable characters without all the drama. 
    A single text message can change everything!  
    Flirting has never been Denny’s strong suit, but so what if she’s too shy to ask women out? She’s content with her simple life, working as a cashier and helping her sister raise her niece. 
    But then she gets a wrong-number text message from a stranger named Eliza, asking her of all people for dating advice! 
    Eliza is Denny’s total opposite: witty, outgoing—and straight. Despite their differences, the accidental text sparks an unlikely friendship. Soon, Eliza—self-proclaimed queen of disastrous first dates—would rather banter back and forth with Denny than to keep trying her luck at online dating. 
    When they meet in person, there’s an instant connection. But what Eliza is feeling can’t be attraction, right? It doesn’t mean a thing that she’s starting to wish the guys she dates would be more like Denny. Or does it? 
    Can the wrong number lead to the right woman after all? 
    Show book
  • Footsteps of the Past - cover

    Footsteps of the Past

    Felice Stevens

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    It was like in the movies: their eyes met from across the room and they fell in love.Nine years later, Chess and André are the envy of all their friends.But this is real life….and things are never what they seem.Still waters run deep—the better to hide Chess’s ugly past. He’s worked hard to bury the troubled teen he once was and is living a life he never imagined possible. André’s love is a gift that makes him believe in second chances, and Chess is grateful for it every day. The only thing he wants is what André finds impossible to give: his time. Six months apart might be the breaking point, even for Chess.One horrible night changed André’s life forever. Formerly a party boy of the Hamptons social scene, André buries himself in work for years until he meets Chess and learns to enjoy the simple things. He’s tired of being away from home all the time and ready to step down from his role as CEO of the family business, no matter how they try and pull him back in. But old habits die hard…and so do memories.Photos from the past and present surface, shocking Chess and André out of their carefully constructed dream life. They are forced to face the unthinkable: the love they thought would last a lifetime may be on the brink of falling apart. Secrets are exposed, opening a Pandora’s box both men hoped would stay locked forever. Now Chess and André face the hardest question: do you ever really know the person you’re living with?
    Show book