Querelle of Brest by Jean Genet - Book Chat

Querelle of Brest by Jean Genet was originally published in 1947 in a limited edition of 460 copies illustrated by Jean Cocteau. I read an English translation by Gregory Streatham.

Other works mentioned:
Film adaptation - Querelle (1982) directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Quest for Hermes Trismegistus: From Ancient Egypt to the Modern World by Gary Lachman

[DeiNostri]

What I love, really love about this book is that in my opinion Querelle is not a complete psychopath. He almost gives into love and falling in love. But since he has to escape from his own conscience all the time he can´t give in, since it will make him suffer. So he pretty much kills and escapes everything he loves in many ways since giving in is pretty much a death scentence.

Alot of people will not interpret Querelle this way, but I do. It is a far more romantic way of interpreting this character (I guess some would consider it an unintelligent way of looking at it) than alot of readers do and also in my honest opinion more sad. I really love this book!

[wrestledeep]

i just watched the Fassbinder movie. It was completely surreal. very visually beautiful but very strange. No plot. No clear storyline. but beautiful all the same.