Nihilism Books

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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 1,467,970 ratings — published 1942
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Thus Spoke Zarathustra Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.07 — 180,305 ratings — published 1883
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Fathers and Sons Fathers and Sons (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.00 — 104,002 ratings — published 1862
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The Trouble With Being Born The Trouble With Being Born (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.07 — 11,635 ratings — published 1973
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The Conspiracy Against the Human Race The Conspiracy Against the Human Race (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.01 — 9,799 ratings — published 2011
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Beyond Good and Evil Beyond Good and Evil (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.03 — 117,519 ratings — published 1886
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Journey to the End of the Night Journey to the End of the Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.18 — 49,036 ratings — published 1932
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A Short History of Decay A Short History of Decay (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.17 — 6,054 ratings — published 1949
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Fight Club Fight Club (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.18 — 654,916 ratings — published 1996
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Demons Demons (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.30 — 65,347 ratings — published 1872
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,121,929 ratings — published 1866
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Notes from Underground Notes from Underground (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.16 — 245,492 ratings — published 1864
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No Longer Human No Longer Human (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as nihilism)
avg rating 3.93 — 272,440 ratings — published 1948
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In the Dust of This Planet (Horror of Philosophy, #1) In the Dust of This Planet (Horror of Philosophy, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as nihilism)
avg rating 3.68 — 2,934 ratings — published 2011
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Nihil Unbound: Enlightenment and Extinction Nihil Unbound: Enlightenment and Extinction (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as nihilism)
avg rating 3.76 — 348 ratings — published 2007
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On the Genealogy of Morals On the Genealogy of Morals (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.12 — 37,194 ratings — published 1887
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Being and Nothingness Being and Nothingness (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as nihilism)
avg rating 3.99 — 35,577 ratings — published 1943
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The Myth of Sisyphus The Myth of Sisyphus (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.16 — 102,039 ratings — published 1942
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The Will to Power The Will to Power (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.07 — 11,390 ratings — published 1901
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The Gay Science: With a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs The Gay Science: With a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.26 — 21,046 ratings — published 1882
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Blessed is the Flame: An Introduction to Concentration Camp Resistance and Anarcho-Nihilism Blessed is the Flame: An Introduction to Concentration Camp Resistance and Anarcho-Nihilism (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.31 — 470 ratings — published 2016
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The Thirst for Annihilation: Georges Bataille and Virulent Nihilism (An Essay in Atheistic Religion) The Thirst for Annihilation: Georges Bataille and Virulent Nihilism (An Essay in Atheistic Religion)
by (shelved 14 times as nihilism)
avg rating 3.96 — 633 ratings — published 1992
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On the Heights of Despair On the Heights of Despair (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.16 — 9,584 ratings — published 1934
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The Fall (Vintage International) The Fall (Vintage International)
by (shelved 14 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.03 — 140,982 ratings — published 1956
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Nihilism: The Root of the Revolution of the Modern Age Nihilism: The Root of the Revolution of the Modern Age (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,132 ratings — published 1994
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Less Than Zero Less Than Zero (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as nihilism)
avg rating 3.62 — 104,112 ratings — published 1985
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as nihilism)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,492,332 ratings — published 1915
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Waiting for Godot Waiting for Godot (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as nihilism)
avg rating 3.84 — 226,225 ratings — published 1951
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Nihilism (The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series) Nihilism (The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series)
by (shelved 10 times as nihilism)
avg rating 3.79 — 722 ratings — published 2019
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The Elementary Particles The Elementary Particles (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as nihilism)
avg rating 3.80 — 51,802 ratings — published 1998
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The Specter of the Absurd: Sources and Criticisms of Modern Nihilism The Specter of the Absurd: Sources and Criticisms of Modern Nihilism (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as nihilism)
avg rating 3.97 — 37 ratings — published 1988
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Nausea Nausea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as nihilism)
avg rating 3.93 — 143,664 ratings — published 1938
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The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.21 — 66,336 ratings — published 1942
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The Denial of Death The Denial of Death (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.05 — 16,522 ratings — published 1973
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A Clockwork Orange A Clockwork Orange (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.00 — 783,259 ratings — published 1962
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The Sunny Nihilist: A Declaration of the Pleasure of Pointlessness The Sunny Nihilist: A Declaration of the Pleasure of Pointlessness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as nihilism)
avg rating 3.61 — 1,520 ratings — published
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The Self-Overcoming of Nihilism The Self-Overcoming of Nihilism (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.16 — 139 ratings — published 1949
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Twilight of the Idols Twilight of the Idols (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as nihilism)
avg rating 3.95 — 14,830 ratings — published 1889
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The Birth of Tragedy The Birth of Tragedy (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as nihilism)
avg rating 3.97 — 21,933 ratings — published 1871
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The Trial The Trial (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as nihilism)
avg rating 3.94 — 409,944 ratings — published 1925
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Being and Time Being and Time (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.05 — 28,365 ratings — published 1927
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The Plague The Plague (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.02 — 324,441 ratings — published 1947
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Nihilists; Russian Radicals and Revolutionaries in the Reign of Alexander II, 1855-81. (Pageant of History Series) Nihilists; Russian Radicals and Revolutionaries in the Reign of Alexander II, 1855-81. (Pageant of History Series)
by (shelved 7 times as nihilism)
avg rating 2.54 — 13 ratings — published 1967
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The Ego and Its Own The Ego and Its Own (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.05 — 4,026 ratings — published 1844
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American Psycho American Psycho (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as nihilism)
avg rating 3.80 — 373,300 ratings — published 1991
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Laughing at Nothing: Humor as a Response to Nihilism Laughing at Nothing: Humor as a Response to Nihilism (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as nihilism)
avg rating 3.91 — 76 ratings — published 2003
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المياه كلها بلون الغرق المياه كلها بلون الغرق (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as nihilism)
avg rating 3.74 — 5,005 ratings — published 1952
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The New Gods The New Gods (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,141 ratings — published 1969
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The Gift of Death The Gift of Death (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,107 ratings — published 1992
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The Temptation to Exist The Temptation to Exist (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as nihilism)
avg rating 4.08 — 2,443 ratings — published 1956
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Betty  Smith
“It's come at last," she thought, "the time when you can no longer stand between your children and heartache. When there wasn't enough food in the house you pretended that you weren't hungry so they could have more. In the cold of a winter's night you got up and put your blanket on their bed so they wouldn't be cold. You'd kill anyone who tried to harm them - I tried my best to kill that man in the hallway. Then one sunny day, they walk out in all innocence and they walk right into the grief that you'd give your life to spare them from.”
Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Jean-Paul Sartre
“Thus it amounts to the same thing whether one gets drunk alone or is a leader of nations.”
Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness

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