The Words (Masterplots II: Nonfiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Jean-Paul Sartre
- First Published: 1964
- Type of Work: Autobiography
- Time of Work: The early twentieth century
- Setting: Meudon, France
- Principal Characters: Sartre| Jean-Paul, Anne-Marie, Schweitzer| Louise, Schweitzer| Charles
- Genres: Nonfiction, Autobiography
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Family or family life, Memory, Perception, Literature, Art or artists, Friendship, Books, Youth
Form and Content
Jean-Paul Sartre decided, when he was about twenty years old, that at the age of fifty he would write an autobiography. He began writing “Jean-sans-terre” (one without inheritance or possessions) in 1952 and worked on it for nearly a decade. This unpublished volume was conceived from a political point of view. He later referred to it as an ill-natured work, revealing him to be a person uneasy with others in his milieu, one who at last became the Communist he ought to have been. Realizing that this book would require extensive elaboration, he...
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