| LC control no. | no2013036611
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| Descriptive conventions | rda
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| Personal name heading | Genet, Jean, 1910-1986. Bonnes
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| Biography/History note | Les Bonnes is a play by Jean Genet, first performed in 1947. Its plot focuses on two housemaids who construct elaborate sadomasochistic rituals when their mistress is away. The focus of their role-playing is the murder of their mistress and they take turns portraying both sides of the power divide.
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| Form of work | Play
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| Beginning date | 1947
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| Place of origin | France
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| Found in | Chevallier, Yves. En voilà du propre, c1998: t.p. (Jean Genet et Les Bonnes)
Wikipedia, Apr. 3, 2013: (The Maids (French: Les Bonnes) is a play by the French dramatist Jean Genet. It was first performed at the Théâtre de l'Athénée in Paris in a production that opened on 17 April 1947; Plot: Solange and Claire are two housemaids who construct elaborate sadomasochistic rituals when their mistress (Madame) is away. The focus of their role-playing is the murder of Madame and they take turns portraying both sides of the power divide. Their deliberate pace and devotion to detail guarantees that they always fail to actualize their fantasies by ceremoniously "killing" Madame at the ritual's denouement.)
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