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Book SynopsisOffers an accessible introduction to the extensive fictional writings of Jean-Paul Sartre. Providing comprehensive coverage of his short stories, novels and plays, this book examines the close links between the ideas and themes in his fiction and those put forward in his formal philosophical works.
Trade Review"A richly detailed and highly accessible journey through Sartre's fiction which offers a productive introduction to the central tenets of Sartre's literary work. Cox's clear passion for his subject translates into a consistently readable and expressively lucid exploration of Sartre's themes and techniques." - Dr B.C.W Stephens, University of Bristol, UK
Sartre and Fiction does something almost unique which is to reveal the extent to which Sartre's fictional writings are an integral part of his overall intellectual vision. -- Existential Analysis
Table of Contents1. Sartre's Writing; 2. Sartre's Existentialism; 3. Sartre's Short Stories; The Wall; The Room; Erostratus; Intimacy; The Childhood of Leader; 4. Sartre's Novels; Nausea; Roads to Freedom; The Age of Reason; The Reprieve; Iron in the Soul; 5. Sartre's Plays; The Flies; In Camera (No Exit); Men Without Shadows; The Respectable Prostitute; Dirty Hands (Crime Passionel); The Devil and the Good Lord (Lucifer and the Lord); Kean, or Disorder and Genius; Nekrassov, A Farce in Eight Scenes; Condemned of Altona (Altona, Lower Wins); The Trojan Women; Further Reading; Index.
