{"product_id":"criminal-child","title":"The Criminal Child","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Criminal Child \u003c\/i\u003eoffers the first English translation of a key early work by Jean Genet. In 1949, in the midst of a national debate about improving the French reform-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eschool system, Radiodiffusion Française commissioned \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eGenet to write about his experience as a juvenile delinquent. He sent back a piece that was a paean to prison instead of the expected horrifying exposé. Revisiting the cruel hazing rituals that had accompanied his incarcera\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003etion, relishing the special argot spoken behind bars, Genet \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ebitterly denounced any improvement in the condition of young prisoners as a threat to their criminal souls. The radio station chose not to broadcast Genet’s views. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e“The Criminal Child” appears here with a selection of Genet’s finest essays, including his celebrated piece on the art of Alberto Giacometti. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York Review Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45944163336271,"sku":"9781681373614","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4846\/0367\/files\/Criminal_Child.jpg?v=1781957092","url":"https:\/\/bellmora-us.com\/products\/criminal-child","provider":"FLAMEWOVEN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}