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Jean-Paul Sartre
AuthorBooks · Second hand1905-1980
Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre was a French philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic, considered a leading figure in 20th-century French philosophy and Marxism. Sartre was one of the key figures in the philosophy of existentialism. His work has influenced sociology, critical theory, post-colonial theory, and literary studies. He was awarded the 1964 Nobel Prize in Literature despite attempting to refuse it, saying that he always declined official honors and that "a writer should not allow himself to be turned into an institution."
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1905
Death
1980
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Jean-Paul Sartre was a central figure of 20th-century existentialism and French thought.
His masterpiece Nausea stands as a fundamental pillar of existentialist literature.
Beyond philosophy, he excelled as a playwright, screenwriter, and tireless political activist.
Throughout his prolific career, he wrote over a thousand works spanning various literary genres.
He occasionally used the pseudonym Jacques Guillemin to sign his writings.