Nausea
Nausea by Jean-Paul Sartre, published by New Directions Publishing Corporation in 2013, is a reprint edition comprising 178 pages in English. This novel presents the story of Antoine Roquentin, a French writer who grapples with the horror of his own existence. Through an impressionistic diary format, Roquentin meticulously documents his feelings and sensations, ultimately leading to an overwhelming sense of nausea that permeates his perception of reality.
Readers will find a deep exploration of psychological themes as Roquentin confronts the absurdity of life and the nature of existence. The narrative delves into the complexities of human experience, reflecting on the essence of time and perception. As a significant work in the realm of literary and existential fiction, Nausea stands as a crucial piece of 20th-century world literature, inviting readers to engage with profound philosophical questions.
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Nausea is the story of Antoine Roquentin, a French writer who is horrified at his own existence. In impressionistic, diary form he ruthlessly catalogs his every feeling and sensation. His thoughts culminate in a pervasive, overpowering feeling of nausea which “spreads at the bottom of the viscous puddle, at the bottom of our time — the time of purple suspenders and broken chair seats; it is made of wide, soft instants, spreading at the edge, like an oil stain.”
Winner of the 1964 Nobel Prize in Literature (though he declined to accept it), Jean-Paul Sartre — philosopher, critic, novelist, and dramatist — holds a position of singular eminence in the world of French letters. La Nausée, his first and best novel, is a landmark in Existential fiction and a key work of the twentieth century.
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