Gérard Genette, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gérard Genette

French literary theorist

Date of Birth: 07-Jun-1930

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 11-May-2018

Profession: university teacher, literary critic, literary theorist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Gérard Genette (7 June 1930 – 11 May 2018) was a French literary theorist, associated in particular with the structuralist movement and such figures as Roland Barthes and Claude Lévi-Strauss, from whom he adapted the concept of bricolage.