On American Fiction (The Seagull Sartre Library), Paperback–2021

About the Book
Sartre’s engagement with literature of his day extended well beyondthe works of his French contemporaries. This short volume testifies tohis astonishing grasp of the nuances of American fiction as he analyzesthree of the most important twentieth-century writers: John Dos Passos,Vladimir Nabokov and William Faulkner, whose ‘humanism’, writesSartre, ‘is the only acceptable sort.’

About the Author
Iconic French novelist, playwright and essayist, Jean-Paul Sartre (1905–1980) is widely recognized as one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century, whose work has remained relevant and thought-provoking through the decades. The Seagull Sartre Library now presents some of his most incisive philosophical, cultural, and literary critical essays in twelve newly designed and affordable volumes.