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Nausea

Book • 1938
Published in 1938, 'Nausea' is Jean-Paul Sartre's first novel and a seminal work in existentialist literature.

The story follows Antoine Roquentin, a solitary historian living in the fictional town of Bouville, as he experiences intense feelings of nausea and existential crisis.

Through Roquentin's diary entries, Sartre delves into themes such as the contingency of existence, the distinction between 'being-in-itself' and 'being-for-itself,' and the idea that 'existence precedes essence.

' Roquentin's struggles with his research on the Marquis de Rollebon and his interactions with people around him highlight the absurdity and randomness of the world, leading him to confront the bare existence of things and the meaninglessness of human existence.

The novel is a profound exploration of existential angst, freedom, and responsibility.

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Mentioned in 10 episodes

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Stephen West
while discussing Sartre's philosophy and the concept of absurdity.
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Dan Attrell
as a book that explores projecting oneself into historical research and doing autobiography.
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in relation to the experience of anxiety in literature.
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Claire Colebrook
as an example of writing that emerges after the "end of the book."
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R.C. Sproul
while discussing atheistic existential philosophy and the meaninglessness of human existence.
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R.C. Sproul
in relation to Sartre's view of humanity as 'useless passion' and his novel Nausea.
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IJ Makan
as an author who offered no solutions but provided strength to pursue one's own search.
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as a book he read during a period of reflection after his mother's passing.
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Warren Ward
as a novel that introduced him to existentialist philosophy.
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