{"product_id":"on-novels-and-novelists-paperback","title":"On Novels and Novelists - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJean-Paul Sartre\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChris Turner\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of essays on renowned French writers, including Sarraute, Renard, and Gide.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Iconic French novelist, playwright, and essayist Jean-Paul Sartre is widely recognized as one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century, and his work has remained relevant and thought-provoking through the decades. The Seagull Sartre Library now presents some of his most incisive philosophical, cultural, and literary critical essays in twelve newly designed and affordable editions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this collection of brief, insightful essays, we find ourselves face to face with Sartre the literary critic, as he carefully examines the works of renowned French writers such as Fran ois Mauriac, Nathalie Sarraute, Jean Giraudoux, and Jules Renard. Most moving is an essay on Andr  Gide, written right after his death, in which Sartre writes, \"We thought him scared and embalmed; he dies and we discover how alive he was.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJean-Paul Sartre\u003c\/b\u003e (1905-1980) was a French novelist, playwright, and biographer who is widely recognized as one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century. His work earned him the 1964 Nobel Prize in Literature. \u003cb\u003eChris Turner \u003c\/b\u003eis a translator and writer living in Birmingham, UK. He has translated more than eighty books from French and German.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 116\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.24 x 7.95 x 4.96 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 12, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47395810082994,"sku":"9780857429148","price":10.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/24704eff37ab271fcadf96faf42c43c4.webp?v=1777992324","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/on-novels-and-novelists-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}