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The Words: The Autobiography of Jean-Paul Sartre Mass market paperbound - 1981

by Jean-Paul Sartre

Born into a book-loving family, Jean-Paul Sartre had a childhood which might be described as one long love affair with the printed word. This famous autobiography of Sartre's first ten years has been widely compared to Rousseau's CONFESSIONS. Written at age 59, THE WORDS is a masterpiece of self-analysis, exploring and evaluating the whole use of books and language in human experience.


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Jean-Paul Sartre's famous autobiography of his first ten years has been widely compared to Rousseau's Confessions. Written when he was fifty-nine years old, The Words is a masterpiece of self-analysis. Sartre the philosopher, novelist and playwright brings to his own childhood the same rigor of honesty and insight he applied so brilliantly to other authors. Born into a gentle, book-loving family and raised by a widowed mother and doting grandparents, he had a childhood which might be described as one long love affair with the printed word. The Words explores and evaluates the whole use of books and language in human experience.

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Jean-Paul Sartre's famous autobiography of his first ten years has been widely compared to Rousseau's Confessions. Written when he was fifty-nine years old, The Words is a masterpiece of self-analysis. Sartre the philosopher, novelist and playwright brings to his own childhood the same rigor of honesty and insight he applied so brilliantly to other authors. Born into a gentle, book-loving family and raised by a widowed mother and doting grandparents, he had a childhood which might be described as one long love affair with the printed word. Ultimately, this book explores and evaluates the whole use of books and language in human experience.

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  • Title The Words: The Autobiography of Jean-Paul Sartre
  • Author Jean-Paul Sartre
  • Binding Mass Market Paperbound
  • Edition 1st Vintage Book
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Vintage, New York
  • Date 1981-04-12
  • ISBN 9780394747095 / 0394747097
  • Weight 0.3 lbs (0.14 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.8 x 4.1 x 0.7 in (17.27 x 10.41 x 1.78 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Modern
  • Library of Congress subjects Authors, French - 20th century - Biography, Sartre, Jean-Paul
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 80006136
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

About the author

Philosopher, novelist, playwright and polemicist, Jean-Paul Sartre is thought to have been the central figure in post-war European culture and political thinking. He is the author of The Age of Reason, The Words, and the play No Exit among other works.
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