Nausea

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• La nausea

  La nausea, di seguito riportiamo la trama del romanzo e la presentazione dell'editore. La nausea (1938) ha dato ragione a quanto affermava il suo autore Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-80), recensendo un romanzo di Faulkner: "I buoni romanzi finiscono per som ... (read full critics)

  Qlibri published on Mon, 22 Nov 2010

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  'Nausea' is both the story of the troubled life of young writer, Antoine Roquentin, and an exposition of one of the most influential and significant philosophical attitudes of modern times - existentialism. The book chronicles his struggle with the realization that he is an entirely free agent in a ... (continue)

  'Nausea' is both the story of the troubled life of young writer, Antoine Roquentin, and an exposition of one of the most influential and significant philosophical attitudes of modern times - existentialism. The book chronicles his struggle with the realization that he is an entirely free agent in a world devoid of meaning; a world in which he must find his own purpose and then take total responsibility for his choices. A seminal work of contemporary literary philosophy, 'Nausea' evokes and examines the dizzying angst that can come from simply trying to live.

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  Marta Twarowska said on Dec 18, 2010 | Add your feedback

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  Depressingly Accurate

  Reading this reminded me heavily of being in secondary school. It goes through pretty much everything I felt and thought as a teenager. As such, it made me quite depressed, which is not so good for the run-up to Christmas.

  Nevertheless, this is a good book. It doesn't seem to say a lot, but in ... (continue)

  Reading this reminded me heavily of being in secondary school. It goes through pretty much everything I felt and thought as a teenager. As such, it made me quite depressed, which is not so good for the run-up to Christmas.

  Nevertheless, this is a good book. It doesn't seem to say a lot, but in doing so, it says a lot about life, and as such, the Nausea becomes clear. In a away, the Nausea resides within us all, but some are more susceptible to it than others. As demonstrated by the life of the main character in the book, it affects those who spend most of their time thinking. He is alone, nostalgic, and broken-hearted. As such, he spend much of his time watching others in silence. His removal from the actions that surround him detaches any emotional reaction he could have. Instead, he resides inside himself, gives himself the Nausea, and cannot do anything to extract himself from his hated, self-inflicted life.

  No real answer is provided for his situation, which perhaps shows the author as being the main inspiration for the novel, which is to be expected. I doubt The Nausea could have been written by anyone who didn't have it. It is still a satisfying read, just don't expect too much from it.

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  Daniel Peachey said on Feb 23, 2009 | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Paperback 256 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0140022767
• ISBN-13: 9780140022766
• Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• Pub date: May 28, 1970
• Also available as: Hardcover
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