• ISBN13: 9780857429148
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: English Literature
• Publisher: Seagull Books
• Publisher Imprint: Seagull
• Publication Date: March 16, 2021
• Pages: 116
• Original Price: INR 399.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 200 grams

About the Book We find ourselves face to face with Sartre the literary critic in thiscollection of brief but insightful essays that carefully examine the worksof renowned French writers such as François Mauriac, Nathalie Sarraute,Jean Giraudoux, Jules Renard and, most movingly, André Gide after hisdeath: ‘We thought his scared and embalmed; he dies and we discoverhow alive he was.’ 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.

Sartre, Jean-Paul: - Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-80) was a French novelist, playwright, and biographer who is widely recognized as one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century. His work earned him the 1964 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Turner, Chris: -

Chris Turner is a translator and writer living in Birmingham, UK. He has translated numerous books from French and German, including, for Seagull Books, titles by Jean-Paul Sartre, Roland Barthes, André Gorz, Yves Bonnefoy, and Pascal Quignard, among others.