Between Existentialism and Marxism

Long regarded as one of France’s reigning intellectuals, Sartre contributed profoundly to the social consciousness of the post-World War II generation. * The New York Times *One of the most brilliant and versatile writers as well as one of the most original thinkers of the 20th century. * The Times *Sartre, political activist, playwright, novelist, existentialist philosopher, biographer and literary critic, was considered one of the leading interpreters of the post-war generation’s world view. * Guardian *

Jean-Paul Sartre was a philosopher, novelist, public intellectual, biographer, playwright and founder of the journal Les Temps modernes. Born in Paris in 1905, Sartre was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1964 - and turned it down. His books include Nausea, Intimacy, The Flies, No Exit, The Freud Scenario, War Diaries, Critique of Dialectical Reason, and the monumental treatise Being and Nothingness. He died in 1980.