The Canon Library

Modern · Novel / drama

Our Lady of the Flowers

by Jean Genet. A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Jean Genet examining outsiders, performance, power; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.

Date
1943
Origin
France
Era
Modern
Genre
Novel / drama
Difficulty
Moderate
Length
Medium
Collection
The Western Canon

Subjects and themes

Why it matters

A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Jean Genet examining outsiders, performance, power; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.

This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded synthesis: bloom / great books / modern library / revised canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.