This Understanding Genet sets out to break with these stereotypes: Genet is at war, first and foremost with himself. What is he seeking? For Evil to explode, leaving readers and spectators lost, haggard, with no one to turn to but themselves!
Hervé Castanet, a university professor and member of the École de la Cause freudienne, is a psychoanalyst based in Marseille. He has published over twenty books, including Tricheur de sexe (2010), Understanding Freud (2024) and Understanding Lacan (2025) with Max Milo.
Yves Rouvière is an illustrator. He has contributed to numerous titles in the “Comprendre—Essai graphique” collection.