| Jean-Paul Sartre Contributor(s): Cohen-Solal, Annie (Author), Cancogni, Anna (Editor), MacAfee, Norman (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1565849744 ISBN-13: 9781565849747 Publisher: New Press OUR PRICE: $21.56 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2005 Annotation: The first volume in the Lives of the Left series, Annie Cohen-Solal's Sartre is a remarkable achievement. "A sensation" upon its initial publication in France, as the New York Times reported, Sartre was subsequently translated into sixteen languages and went on to become an international bestseller, appealing to the broadest audience. First published in the United States in 1987, it is the definitive biography of a man and an age, an intimate portrait of a complex life. A major accomplishment of this biography is that it places Sartre in the context of history while at the same time reassessing the full import of his literary and political accomplishments. Discovering untold aspects of Sartre's private and political life, Cohen-Solal weaves together all the elements of an exceptional career. From the fascinating description of his hitherto-unknown father to the painful last moments of Sartre's own declining years, this is biography on the grandest scale, fully deserving of the praise it has received. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Philosophers |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: Lives of the Left |
| Physical Information: 1.62" H x 6.14" W x 9.32" (1.94 lbs) 624 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From a description of Sartre's hitherto unknown father to the painful last moments of Sartre's declining years, this intimate portrait incorporates previously untold aspects of Sartre's private, political, and literary life, in a new edition of the acclaimed biography, honoring the centennial of Sartre's birth. Reprint. |
