false 10037 26 In these four plays, Jean-Paul Sartre, the great existentialist novelist and philosopher, displays his mastery of drama. NO EXIT is an unforgettable portrayal of hell. THE FLIES is a modern reworking of the Electra-Orestes story. DIRTY HANDS is about a young intellectual torn between theory and praxis. THE RESPECTFUL PROSTITUTE is a scathing attack on American racism. -from the back cover 1006752 book 1944 No Exit and Three Other Plays total:5404|5:1825|4:2192|3:1136|2:203|1:48| 5404 21755 6682 321 5 4 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Dec 09 06:57:03 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 02 18:37:27 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1974 Fri Nov 21 04:17:47 -0800 2008 Mon May 18 04:03:25 -0700 2009 8
There is an inci...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 04:40:48 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 20 01:53:27 -0700 2008
GARCIN: - Le bronze... (Il le caresse.) Eh bien, voici le moment, le bronze est là, je le contemple et je comprends que je suis en enfer. Je vous dis que tout était prévu. Ils avaient prévu que je me tiendrais devant cette cheminée, pressant ma main sur ...more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Nov 12 18:54:52 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 12 18:55:25 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Aug 20 10:27:45 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 04 13:40:10 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2000 Wed Jan 14 09:13:38 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 09:27:55 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 1969 Wed Jun 03 12:03:46 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 12:18:09 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 25 07:30:50 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 10:49:53 -0700 2009 however for the same reason...to be tormented and tortured.
Looking forward to the read and writing a review. I wanted to read something by Sartre becaus...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Thu Aug 20 04:39:22 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 04:39:22 -0700 2009
No Exit drove me, and I am sure, countless other 15-year-olds to discover that everything they believed could be boiled down to some kind of accessible existentialism. I never read any Nietzsche ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 23:56:13 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 23:37:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue May 29 12:03:49 -0700 2007 Tue May 29 12:05:58 -0700 2007 groundbreaking or anything (though I know nothing about the historical context, so it may have bee...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 25 20:46:41 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 21:02:56 -0700 2009 1
Meet Garcin. He's dead. And in h...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jan 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Apr 25 17:15:16 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 15:40:18 -0700 2009 No Exit is definitely thought-provoking, and was discussed with my book club. Its interesting to get an existential interpretation of Hell. I'd say its worth a read, plus its short.

Respectful Prostitute. I found ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 29 14:03:02 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 14:09:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Feb 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 11:51:27 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 14:54:53 -0800 2009 1
The idea of hell being other people is so in the culture, it's not a total brain-wreck for me. I wonder if when mah boy Jean-Paul first knocked this sumbitch out everyone was like, "oh mad revolutionary" or if e...more...]]> 2 1 false false Mon Jan 28 16:13:24 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 06 16:42:14 -0800 2008 4 1 false false Wed Oct 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Dec 01 17:31:00 -0800 2008 Sun Oct 25 18:17:15 -0700 2009 Twice--It's short. 5 1 false false Mon May 12 18:57:37 -0700 2008 Mon May 12 18:59:06 -0700 2008 5 0 false true Mon May 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 17:11:11 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 10:26:18 -0700 2009 2
Years later, I still enjoy Sartre's portrayal of people in a hell that consists only "other people" and their refusal to leave their crowded little room. Each of them needs something from one of the othe...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 08 16:11:22 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 10 18:14:33 -0800 2008 more...]]>