SARTRE, JEAN-PAUL, 1905 to 1980

Jean-Paul Sartre

French existentialist philosopher.

Also wrote as Jacques Guillemin

Books
13
Editions tracked
20
First editions
8
Nationality
France
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Reading guide

Jean-Paul Sartre books in order

In order

First editions, year by year

  1. 1938NauseaGallimard
  2. 1939Le MurGallimard
  3. 1945The ReprieveHamish Hamilton
  4. 1947No ExitKnopf
  5. 1949What Is Literature?Philosophical Library
  6. 1957The Transcendence of the EgoNoonday Press
  7. 1957Existentialism and Human Emotionsdistributed by Citadel Press
  8. 2007Existentialism Is a HumanismYale University Press
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What order should I read Jean-Paul Sartre's books in?

In publication order they begin with Nausea (1938), then Le Mur (1939) and Being and Nothingness (1943). Books in a series are listed in series order on this page.

What was Jean-Paul Sartre's first book?

The earliest book we list is Nausea, first published in 1938.

When was Jean-Paul Sartre born?

Jean-Paul Sartre was born in 1905 and died in 1980.

How many Jean-Paul Sartre books does MyVolumes track?

We track 13 books by Jean-Paul Sartre across 20 editions, 8 of them first editions.

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