num_pages: 276
description: Querelle of Brest was first published anonymously in 1947 and limited to 460 numbered copies. It is set in the midst of the port town of Brest, where sailors and the sea are associated with murder. Its protagonist, Georges Querelle, is a bisexual thief, prostitute, and serial killer who manipulates and kills his lovers for thrills and profit. The novel formed the basis for Rainer Werner Fassbinder's last film, Querelle (1982)
language: English
title: Querelle of Brest
titlecomplete: Querelle of Brest
genres: French Literature, LGBT, Novels, Crime, Gay, Queer, Literature, Classics, Fiction, France
ratings_count: 2381
places: Brest, France
publisher: Grove Press