Nausea
with introduction
$22.37
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
30 November 2000
Summary
The Dizzying Angst of Existence: A Journey Through Nausea
Nausea is both the story of the troubled life of a young writer, Antoine Roquentin, and an exposition of one of the most influential and significant philosophical attitudes of modern times - existentialism. The book chronicles his struggle with the realization that he is an entirely free agent in a world devoid of meaning; a world in which he must find his own purpose and then take total responsibility for his choices. A semi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141185491 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 014118549X |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
| Author: | James Wood, Robert Baldick, Jean-Paul Sartre |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 30 November 2000 |
| Weight: | 180g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 128mm x 14mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
A tour de force
A tour de force – Iris MurdochJean-Paul Sartre dominated the intellectual life of twentieth-century France to an extraordinary degree … heralded as the “pope” of existentialism, he ranked as an international superstar * The New York Times *
About The Author
James Wood
Philosopher, novelist, playwright and polemicist, Jean-Paul Sartre was one of the central figures in post-war European culture and political thinking. His most well-known works include The Age of Reason, Nausea, and Iron In The Soul.
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