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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.
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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while discussing Sartre's philosophy and the concept of absurdity.


Stephen West

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as a book that explores projecting oneself into historical research and doing autobiography.


Dan Attrell

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in relation to the concept of nausea and the existentialist dilemma of freedom.

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in relation to the experience of anxiety in literature.


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as an example of writing that emerges after the "end of the book."

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while discussing atheistic existential philosophy and the meaninglessness of human existence.


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in relation to Sartre's view of humanity as 'useless passion' and his novel Nausea.


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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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as a novel that introduced him to existentialist philosophy.

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