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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 · 474,467 ratings · 27,592 reviews · 1,098 distinct works • Similar authors

	Nausea 3.93 avg rating — 140,265 ratings — published 1938 — 12 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 4.11 avg rating — 46,919 ratings — published 1944 — 26 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 — 46,789 ratings — published 1946 — 13 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 by Jean-Paul Sartre, Hazel E. Barnes (Translator) 3.99 avg rating — 35,158 ratings — published 1943 — 208 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) 4.09 avg rating — 30,079 ratings — published 1947 — 56 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 by Jean-Paul Sartre, Justin Cartwright (Foreword), Lloyd Alexander (Translator) 4.07 avg rating — 27,064 ratings — published 1939 — 32 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) by Jean-Paul Sartre, Eric Sutton (Translator) 3.98 avg rating — 16,093 ratings — published 1945 — 213 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 — 15,063 ratings — published 1946 — 27 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) 3.73 avg rating — 10,364 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 3.98 avg rating — 6,713 ratings — published 1946 — 132 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)

3.97 avg rating — 21,870 ratings

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

Quintin Hoare (Translator),

Frederic Jameson (Introduction),

Arlette Elkaïm-Sartre (Editor)

3.89 avg rating — 263 ratings

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

Carol Cosman (Translator)

4.23 avg rating — 60 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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Marzo...se acercan las vacaciones y al menos yo de pequeña las pasaba viendo tele así que es momento de aprovechar ese conocimiento (?) con la categoría 29. Un libro que viste leyendo a alguien en una serie o película

En "FRIENDS": Mujercitas, de Louisa May Alcott

17 votes, 20.2%

En EL Resplandor": El guardián entre el centeno, de J.D. Salinger

16 votes, 19.0%

En “Definitivamente tal vez”: Jayne Eyre de Charlotte Brönte (write-in)

9 votes, 10.7%

En "You": El Conde de Montecristo, de Alexandre Dumas

8 votes, 9.5%

De "El lector": La Odisea, de Homer

5 votes, 6.0%

De "Mujercitas": The Pickwick Club, de Charles Dickens

5 votes, 6.0%

De "Daria": Nausea, de Jean-Paul Sartre

5 votes, 6.0%

De "Enredados": La Bella y la Bestia, de Gabrielle de Villeneuve

5 votes, 6.0%

De "Padre de Familia" : El Arte de la Guerra, de Sun Tzu

4 votes, 4.8%

En "Casi Famosos": El hombre ilustrado, de Ray Bradbury

3 votes, 3.6%

De "los simpson" :Mundo Fantasma, de Daniel Clowes

3 votes, 3.6%

En "Breaking Bad": Hojas de hierba, de Walt Whitman

2 votes, 2.4%

En "Bastardos sin Gloria": El Santo en Nueva York, de Leslie Charteris

1 vote, 1.2%

En "Los puentes de Madison": Selections, de Lord Byron

1 vote, 1.2%

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