Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-80) was the foremost French thinker of the early post-war years. His books, which include Being and Nothingness, Psychology of the Imagination, Nausea, Iron in the Soul and The Age of Reason, have exerted enormous influence in philosophy, literature, politics and cultural studies.
'Since critics condemn me in the name of literature without ever
saying what they mean by that, the best answer to give them is to
examine the art of writing without prejudice. What is writing? Why
does one write? For whom? The fact is, it seems that nobody has
ever asked himself these questions.' - Jean-Paul Sartre
'This is a book that can neither be assimilated nor bypassed. There
is probably no better way to encounter it than in this translation,
with these notes and this introduction.' - Notes and Queries
'A robust and bracing read.' - Roy Johnson, Mantex.co.uk
'This is a book that can neither be assimilated nor bypassed. There
is probably no better way to encounter it than in this translation,
with these notes and this introduction.' - Notes and Queries
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