- sartre existentialism, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), Paris (france), fiction, World war, 1939-1945, fiction
Superb, seemingly a narrative story but, in parallel, a classic existentialist text.
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Prestige, grave, contemplative and character-led.
- unpretentiousprestige
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
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About the book
- Author
- Jean-Paul Sartre
- First published
- 1947
- Pages
- 320
- Publisher
- Modern Library, Penguin Books in association with H. Hamilton, Penguin in association with H. Hamilton
- Editions
- 12
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780241900130
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A French existentialist philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic. He was one of the leading figures in 20th century French philosophy, existentialism, and Marxism, and his work continues to influence fields such as Marxist philosophy, sociology, and literary studies.
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