The Maids
and Deathwatch
Jean Genet
A play, accomapnied by Deathwatch, another play.
Genet drew the plot of “The Maids” from a 1933 tabloid murder but transformed the true crime into a drama filled with unreliable narrators and sinister charades. Two domestic workers, deeply resentful of their inferior social position, try to avenge themselves against society by destroying their employer. When their attempt to betray their mistress’s lover to the police fails and they are in danger of being found out, they dream of murdering Madame, little aware of the true power behind their darkest fantasy.
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| Genre | Fiction; Mystery; Play |
| Copyright Date | 1947 |
| Publication Date | 1954 |
| Publisher | Grove Press |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Notes | Look for multiple copies, publishers and covers including in the original French as Les Bonnes. Also look for the movie, or play production (including play bills). |
| Language | English |
| Rating | NotRated |
| Original Title | Les Bonnes |
| Original Country | France |
| Original Language | |
| Foreword Author | Jean-Paul Sartre |
| Subject | Lesbian murderers — Fiction; Murder – Fiction |
| BookID | 7980 |
