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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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Average rating: 4.0 · 447,464 ratings · 24,478 reviews · 884 distinct works • Similar authors

	Nausea 3.94 avg rating — 131,804 ratings — published 1938 — 425 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 — 43,368 ratings — published 1944 — 4 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 — 43,020 ratings — published 1946 — 33 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 — 33,691 ratings — published 1943 — 197 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 — 29,696 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 — 26,952 ratings — published 1939 — 240 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) 3.99 avg rating — 15,556 ratings — published 1945 — 3 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 4.04 avg rating — 14,213 ratings — published 1946 — 28 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) 3.74 avg rating — 9,849 ratings — published 1963 — 227 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 3.97 avg rating — 6,306 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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Series by Jean-Paul Sartre

Les Chemins de la Liberté (3 books)
by

Jean-Paul Sartre,

David Caute (Foreword),

Gerard Hopkins (Translator)

3.97 avg rating — 21,093 ratings

Critique de la Raison dialectique (2 books)
by

Jean-Paul Sartre,

Quintin Hoare (Translator),

Frederic Jameson (Introduction),

Arlette Elkaïm-Sartre (Editor)

3.87 avg rating — 245 ratings

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

Carol Cosman (Translator)

4.26 avg rating — 62 ratings

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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“Hell is—other people!”
― Jean-Paul Sartre, No Exit

tags: garcin, hell, people

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