Words (Twentieth Century Classics S.) - Softcover

Sartre, Jean-Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140182772 ISBN 13: 9780140182774

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 1992

Synopsis

After his father's death Jean-Paul Sartre was brought up at his grandfather's home in a world even then 80 years out of date. This book recalls his illusion-ridden childhood, lived within the confines of French provincialism in the years before World War I, and considers its effects on his works.

About this title

About the Author:

Philosopher, novelist, playwright and polemicist, Jean-Paul Sartre is thought to have been the central figure in post-war European culture and political thinking. He is the author of The Age of Reason, The Words, and the play No Exit among other works.

From the Inside Flap:

Jean-Paul Sartre's famous autobiography of his first ten years has been widely compared to Rousseau's Confessions. Written when he was fifty-nine years old, The Words is a masterpiece of self-analysis. Sartre the philosopher, novelist and playwright brings to his own childhood the same rigor of honesty and insight he applied so brilliantly to other authors. Born into a gentle, book-loving family and raised by a widowed mother and doting grandparents, he had a childhood which might be described as one long love affair with the printed word. Ultimately, this book explores and evaluates the whole use of books and language in human experience.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0140182772
• ISBN 13: 9780140182774
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160