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Jean-Paul Sartre

Born

in Paris, France

June 21, 1905

Died

April 15, 1980

Genre

Philosophy, Literature & Fiction, Politics

Influences

Georg Hegel, Karl Marx, Martin Heidegger, Kierkegaard, Edmund Husserl, ...more

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Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre was a French philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic, considered a leading figure in 20th-century French philosophy and Marxism. Sartre was one of the key figures in the philosophy of existentialism (and phenomenology). His work has influenced sociology, critical theory, post-colonial theory, and literary studies. He was awarded the 1964 Nobel Prize in Literature despite attempting to refuse it, saying that he always declined official honors and that "a writer should not allow himself to be turned into an institution."
Sartre held an open relationship with prominent feminist and fellow existentialist philosopher Simone de Beauvoir. Together, Sartre ...more

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	Nausea 3.94 avg rating — 123,671 ratings — published 1938 — 413 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Exit 4.12 avg rating — 40,502 ratings — published 1944 — 112 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Existentialism is a Humanism by Jean-Paul Sartre, Arlette Elkaïm-Sartre (Preface), Annie Cohen-Solal (Introduction) 3.98 avg rating — 39,293 ratings — published 1946 — 172 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Being and Nothingness 3.99 avg rating — 32,266 ratings — published 1943 — 191 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Exit and Three Other Plays by Jean-Paul Sartre, Stuart Gilbert (Translator), Lionel Abel (Translator) 4.08 avg rating — 29,407 ratings — published 1947 — 50 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wall 4.06 avg rating — 25,833 ratings — published 1939 — 237 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Age of Reason (Roads to Freedom, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 15,033 ratings — published 1945 — 211 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Huis clos: suivi de Les Mouches 4.05 avg rating — 13,404 ratings — published 1946 — 76 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Words: The Autobiography of Jean-Paul Sartre by Jean-Paul Sartre, Bernard Frechtman (Translator) 3.75 avg rating — 9,374 ratings — published 1963 — 223 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Les Mains sales 3.96 avg rating — 5,928 ratings — published 1946 — 115 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Les Chemins de la Liberté (3 books)
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Jean-Paul Sartre,

David Caute (Foreword),

Gerard Hopkins (Translator)

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Critique de la Raison dialectique (2 books)
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Jean-Paul Sartre,

Quintin Hoare (Translator),

Frederic Jameson (Introduction),

Arlette Elkaïm-Sartre (Editor)

3.86 avg rating — 232 ratings

The Family Idiot (5 books)
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Jean-Paul Sartre,

Carol Cosman (Translator)

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Quotes by Jean-Paul Sartre (?)

“If you're lonely when you're alone, you're in bad company.”
― Jean-Paul Sartre

tags: loneliness, solitude

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“Do you think that I count the days? There is only one day left, always starting over: it is given to us at dawn and taken away from us at dusk.”
― Jean-Paul Sartre

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“I'm going to smile, and my smile will sink down into your pupils, and heaven knows what it will become.”
― Jean-Paul Sartre, No Exit

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