Querelle de Brest

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)