Jean-Paul Sartre

Jean-Paul Sartre

(1905–1980) literary critic France

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[Wikidata] French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)... | [Wikipedia] Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre was a French philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic, considered a leading figure in 20th-century French philosophy and Marxism. Sartre was one of the key figures in the philosophy of existentialism and was

About Jean-Paul Sartre

Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre was a French philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic, considered a leading figure in 20th-century French philosophy and Marxism. Sartre was one of the key figures in the philosophy of existentialism and was a proponent of Libertarian Marxism. His work has influenced sociology, critical theory, post-colonial theory, and literary studies. He was awarded the 1964 Nobel Prize in Literature despite attempting to refuse it, saying that he always declined official honors and that "a writer should not allow himself to be turned into an institution."

Notable works:

La nausée

Awards:

Nobel Prize in Literature|Eugène Dabit populist novel award|Grand Prize for the Best Novels of the Half-Century|Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences|Toynbee Prize

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