A former male prostitute who was convicted for the
A former male prostitute who was convicted for theft at least ten times, he wrote most of his early works in prison.  He shocked audiences of his time with his pornographic and violent descriptions of homosexual activity in works such as The Thief's Journal and Deathwatch as well as with his  unconventional, absurdist approach to the theater.  FTP, identify this French playwright of The Balcony and Our Lady of the Flowers.
A former male prostitute who was convicted for theft at least ten times, he wrote most of his early works in prison.  
Jean Genet