https://blog.georgefabish.com/tags/sartre/ Recent content in Sartre on George's Blog Hugo en-US Tue, 20 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.georgefabish.com/reviews/nausea/ Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:32:18 -0500 https://blog.georgefabish.com/reviews/nausea/ <p><strong>Summary</strong></p> <p>Antoine Roquentin, an isolated aspiring biographer, inhabits Bouville (mud town) like a ghost. &ldquo;Nausea&rdquo; by Sartre is not so much a story as it is an attempt to let the reader have an experience. Roquentin&rsquo;s alienation provides the space to observe, producing the typical results of social critique. Yet, he goes beyond this to grapple with the existence of things in general.</p> <p><strong>Thoughts</strong></p> <p>This book will have a very hit-or-miss reception among readers. It can be easily dismissed as another case of a melancholic Frenchman who needs to spend more time in the sun. When I picture Antoine, he is quite pale, so those readers would probably be correct. However, for my friends who don&rsquo;t know when to stop asking questions, this book will give you a few more.</p>