Jean-Paul Sartre
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| Original Title: | Le Mur |
| ISBN: | 184391400X (ISBN13: 9781843914006) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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'The Wall', the lead story in this collection, introduces three political prisoners on the night prior to their execution. Through the gaze of an impartial doctor--seemingly there for the men's solace--their mental descent is charted in exquisite, often harrowing detail. And as the morning draws inexorably closer, the men cross the psychological wall between life and death, long before the first shot rings out. This brilliant snapshot of life in anguish is the perfect introduction to a collection of stories where the neurosis of the modern world is mirrored in the lives of the people that inhabit it.Particularize Out Of Books The Wall
| Title | : | The Wall |
| Author | : | Jean-Paul Sartre |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 183 pages |
| Published | : | April 2005 by Hesperus Press (first published 1939) |
| Categories | : | Philosophy. Fiction. Short Stories. Classics. Cultural. France. European Literature. French Literature. Literature |
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Each of the pieces in this collection of short fiction has much to recommend it, but the final novella "Childhood of a Leader" stands out as one of finest novellas I've ever read. Even though the title story "The Wall" is considerably more famous, "Childhood of a Leader" is more ambitious and more groundbreaking. Written in the 1930s, this piece explores gender, class, sexuality, homo-eroticism, antisemitism, social-constructedness, and several key philosophical issues -- though it does all thisThere's a reason that Sartre *is* existentialism. He approaches his subject's angst with a patience and dread that not even Camus can match. The title story is "The Stranger" in 20 pages, with a real ending. The final novella accurately captures the tumultuous youth of an intellectual brute. And the stories in-between capture love, rage, and pity at their ugliest, while at the same time painting them in a disturbingly human light of reason. "At that moment I felt that I had my whole life in
Overall I am very impressed with how much Sartre can accomplish in so few pages in terms of story telling. A great and clear introduction, an intriguing climax then a surprise ending and a very relatable perspective to a characters world view under very strange circumstances during the whole time...The Wall: I am quite impressed with the way the author describes the physical state of characters. I had to stop a few moments to think about how they feel, and how I would if I were in their shoes. A
Damp hands creeping all over my body; that would be the sensation accompanying me during the read of The Wall by Sartre. In fiction, I dont mind an atmosphere that is oppressive, helpless, absurd or anxious, as is the case in this short story collection. The curious side of me is more often than not bewitched by the subject of human unhappiness. Unhappiness that stems from a realization, that our own existence has a pettiness to it. Even so, these stories werent able to truly fascinate me on a
did u know? im doing a speech on existentialism. i have to maintain my brand of "teenager suffering existential crisis almost all of the time."will copy and paste my speech outline when i write it.p.s. just read the wall, not the other short stories (YET! bc sartre owns my ass and i will get to them soon enough)
I somehow dislike Sartre's novels. I did like his Nausée, but the short stories in Le Mur are rather dull and boring. He works out his existentialist ideas into real-world situations. All stories are concerned with identity, responsibility, freedom, existence, living in bad faith with yourself and others. But I guess this is not really my cup of tea.
..Wow. This book is just something else ,Just read it, amazing book. That's how you express emotions. .
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