My boyfriend is interested in existentialism. What are some good books that I could reccomend to him? I was thinking more along the line of novels such as The Stranger as opposed to actual informative articles.
2006-09-21 15:34:59 · 9 answers · asked by Kelly 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
almost anything by Camus.
2006-09-21 15:38:57 · answer #1 · answered by Gemelli2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try "No Exit" by Sartre. It's about people being trapped in their own personal hells. It's funny as well. Of course, there is always "The Stranger" and "Being and Nothingness" by Sartre. There is also a collection of letters exchanged between Sartre and Simone de Beavoir which you might find interesting if your boyfriend is into existentialism.
2006-09-22 18:54:40 · answer #2 · answered by Tara P 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try the myth of sisyphus by camus, it's a great first delve into such a topic. satre was a hack but nausea (la nausee) was a pretty good book. what you should really get your boyfriend into is kafka, he's the blacksheep cousin of existentialism.
2006-09-21 23:13:52 · answer #3 · answered by sullaboy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Existentialism from Dostoevsky to Sartre (Meridian S.) (Paperback)
by Walter Kaufmann (Editor)
2006-09-21 22:43:02 · answer #4 · answered by rltouhe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use the Yahoo Search Engine and enter
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2006-09-21 22:43:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Stranger is the obvious choice, but don't start with that!--start with Waiting for Godot. It's funny, and in my opinion, a much better novel.
2006-09-21 22:41:34 · answer #6 · answered by Leslie D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Albert Camus' novels
there's also a chapter abour existensialism in jostein gaardner's sophie's world...
2006-09-23 02:16:12 · answer #7 · answered by snuffles_1816 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jean-Paul Sartre - Camus -
2006-09-21 22:43:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Andre Gide wrote some good stuff,
2006-09-21 22:42:38 · answer #9 · answered by desi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋