Sartre, JeanPaul
The Wall
- ISBN 13:
- 9780714548517
- author:
- Sartre, JeanPaul
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Calder Publications Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 224
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.8 centimetres (0.22 kg
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Classics, Fiction & Literature
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
The Wall by Jean-Paul Sartre is a poignant and thought-provoking collection of short fiction that explores the human condition. This 1939 work, published just before Sartre's most influential theatre and philosophical writings, offers a glimpse into the mind of a man on the eve of execution, as he grapples with his cause and loyalty. Through three haunting tales - 'The Wall', 'Herostratus', and 'Intimacy' - Sartre delves into themes of madness, sexuality, and death, raising fundamental questions about human nature. The collection also includes 'The Childhood of a Leader', a deeply unsettling chronicle of a young man's emotional deterioration and his eventual embrace of Fascism. This collection provides a compelling introduction to the author who would become synonymous with Existentialism, offering a unique insight into Sartre's philosophical ideas through the lens of psychological fiction.
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