The Age of Reason by David Caute, Paperback, 9780141185286 | Buy online at The Nile
Departments
 Free Returns*

The Age of Reason

Author: David Caute, Eric Sutton and Jean-Paul Sartre   Series: Penguin Modern Classics

Paperback

Mathieu Delarue, a philosophy teacher, has so far managed to contain sex and personal freedom in separate compartments. But now he is in trouble, trying to raise 4,000 francs to procure a safe abortion for his mistress, Marcelle. Beyond all this, filtering an uneasy light on his predicament, rises the threat of the coming of the Second World War.

Read more
New
$22.89
Or pay later with
Check delivery options
Paperback

PRODUCT INFORMATION

Summary

Mathieu Delarue, a philosophy teacher, has so far managed to contain sex and personal freedom in separate compartments. But now he is in trouble, trying to raise 4,000 francs to procure a safe abortion for his mistress, Marcelle. Beyond all this, filtering an uneasy light on his predicament, rises the threat of the coming of the Second World War.

Read more

Description

Set in the volatile Paris summer of 1938, The Age of Reason follows two days in the life of Mathieu Delarue, a philosophy teacher, and his circle in the cafes and bars of Montparnasse. Mathieu has so far managed to contain sex and personal freedom in conveniently separate compartments. But now he is in trouble, urgently trying to raise 4,000 francs to procure a safe abortion for his mistress, Marcelle. Beyond all this, filtering an uneasy light on his predicament, rises the distant threat of the coming of the Second World War.

Read more

Critic Reviews

"Entertaining...the characters are well observed and conscientiously and intelligently studied."-- Edmund Wilson, The New Yorker

Read more

About the Author

Philosopher, novelist, playwright and polemicist, Jean-Paul Sartre is thought to have been the central figure in post-war European culture and political thinking. His most well-known works, all of which are published by Penguin, include THE AGE OF REASON, NAUSEA and IRON IN THE SOUL.

Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd | Penguin Classics
Published
22nd February 2001
Pages
320
ISBN
9780141185286

Returns

This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.

New
$22.89
Or pay later with
Check delivery options