The Autobiography of Jean-Paul Sartre: If Seeds Don't Die

Author: (French) Jean-Paul Sartre
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Publishing Date: 2005-05-01
Features: Ideas also have their geography: Just as a Frenchman, wherever he goes, every step he takes either brings him closer to or farther from France, any intellectual activity also brings us closer to or farther from Jean-Paul Sartre's French thought of nearly three decades. Whether he is willing or unwilling, and whether he uses Marx, Hegel, or Kierkegaard as his coordinates, he should also refer to Sartre for positioning. Sartre's autobiography is a work of art, or rather, a true portrait of a young artist. His vision is far broader than Joyce's, and his writing is filled with astonishing passion. This book not only narrates how a young man escaped his family but also depicts the process of discovering his homosexuality. To reveal such experiences in the first person is unprecedented in the history of autobiographies.