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Miracle of the Rose (French: Miracle de la rose) is a 1946 book by Jean Genet about experiences as a detainee in Mettray Penal Colony and Fontevrault prison, although there is no direct evidence of Genet ever having been imprisoned in the latter establishment.
Miracle of the Rose is, first of all, an account of life at Fontevrault during that period. But Genet is no realist, and his account of prison life is an extraordinary mixture of dreams and reality, past and present.
A miracle involving roses occurred to Saint Rita of Cascia. The winter before the end of her life, a cousin visited her and asked her if she desired anything from her old home at Roccaporena . Saint Rita responded by asking for a rose and a fig from the garden.
4 de sept. de 2013 · Miracle of the rose. by. Genet, Jean, 1910-1986. Publication date. 1988. Topics. Gay studies (Gay men), Lesbian Studies, Sociology, Social Science, Literature - Classics / Criticism, General, Fiction / General, Gay Studies, French fiction, Fiction in English. Publisher.
8 de nov. de 2020 · The Miracle of the Roses is the most famous of the many miracles credited to Queen Saint Elizabeth (Rainha Santa Isabel in Portuguese), also known as Elizabeth of Aragon. Born in 1271 in Zaragoza, Aragon, Elizabeth has always been enthusiastic about her faith.
2 de ago. de 2023 · The French novel The Miracle of the Rose was written by Jean Genet (1910–86) in 1943 while the author was imprisoned in La Santé penitentiary in Paris for theft. Published in 1946, this autobiographical work is based on the author’s experiences in the prisons of Mettray reformatory and Fontervault.
13 de ene. de 1994 · Miracle of the Rose. “A major achievement . . . . Genet transforms experiences of degradation into spiritual exercises and hoodlums into bearers of the majesty of...
