At The Existentialist Cafe : Freedom, Being, and Apricot Cocktails by Sarah Bakewell 9780099554882

At The Existentialist Cafe : Freedom, Being, and Apricot Cocktails

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Shortlisted for the PEN Hessell-Tiltman PrizeParis, near the turn of 1932-3. Three young...
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Shortlisted for the PEN Hessell-Tiltman PrizeParis, near the turn of 1932-3. Three young friends meet over apricot cocktails at the Bec-de-Gaz bar on the rue Montparnasse. They are Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir and their friend Raymond Aron, who opens their eyes to a radical new way of thinking.`It's not often that you miss your bus stop because you're so engrossed in reading a book about existentialism, but I did exactly that... The story of Sartre, Beauvoir, Camus, Heidegger et al is strange, fun and compelling reading. If it doesn't win awards, I will eat my copy' Independent on Sunday`Bakewell shows how fascinating were some of the existentialists' ideas and how fascinating, often frightful, were their lives. Vivid, humorous anecdotes are interwoven with a lucid and unpatronising exposition of their complex philosophy. Tender, incisive and fair' Daily Telegraph`Quirky, funny, clear and passionate. Few writers are as good as Bakewell at explaining complicated ideas in a way that makes them easy to understand' Mail on Sunday

Product Information:

Book ISBN: 9780099554882
Book Author: Sarah Bakewell
Book Format: Paperback / softback
Book Imprint: Vintage
Book Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Book Dimensions: 197 x 133 x 29 cm
Book Publication Date: 2017-02-03
Book Pagination: 448 pages
Book Weight: 314g

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