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Nausea (Twentieth Century Classics)

by Jean-Paul Sartre, Lloyd Alexander, James Wood, Richard Howard

3.7
(226 ratings)
196 pages1938Penguin BooksISBN 9780140181807
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About this book

A fascinating existentialist novel, written in the form of a journal, about a historian who moves to a small port in northern France to research a biography he is intending to write. Whilst there his senses become dulled and he becomes increasingly disgusted by his own existence, finding no solace with friends or a woman he begins an affair with.

Publication Details

Publisher
Penguin Books
Published
1938
Pages
196
ISBN
9780140181807
Language
en

About Jean-Paul Sartre

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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