On Bataille and Blanchot

Jean-Paul Sartre, Chris Turner

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Seagull
01 October 2022

Literary essays; Philosophy

Series: The French List

Iconic French novelist, playwright and essayist, Jean-Paul Sartre (1905–1980) is widely recognized as one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century, whose work has remained relevant and thought-provoking through the decades. The Seagull Sartre Library now presents some of his most incisive philosophical, cultural, and literary critical essays in twelve newly designed volumes.

‘There is a crisis of the essay,’ begins Sartre as he ventures into a long analysis of how the work of one of his contemporaries who might save this form—Georges Bataille. He reviews Aminadab, the important work of another hugely influential philosopher—Maurice Blanchot, through whom, writes Sartre, ‘the literature of the fantastic continues the steady progress that will inevitably unite it, ultimately, with what it has always been.’

By: Jean-Paul Sartre
Translated by: Chris Turner
Imprint: Seagull
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 10mm
ISBN: 9780857429131
ISBN 10: 0857429132
Series: The French List
Pages: 110
Publication Date: 01 October 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1.A New Mystic 2.Aminadab or the Fantastic Considered as a Language

Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980) was a French novelist, playwright, and biographer who is widely recognized as one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century. His work earned him the 1964 Nobel Prize in Literature. Chris Turner is a translator and writer living in Birmingham, UK. He has translated more than eighty books from French and German.