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One of Sartre’s greatest existentialist works of fiction, The Wall contains the only five short stories he ever wrote. Set during the Spanish Civil War, the title story crystallizes the famous philosopher’s existentialism. 'The Wall', the lead story in this collection, introduces three political prisoners on the night prior to their execution. Through the gaze of an impartial doctor—seemingly there for the men's solace—their mental descent is charted in exquisite, often harrowing detail. And as the morning draws inexorably closer, the men cross the psychological wall between life and death, long before the first shot rings out. This brilliant snapshot of life in anguish is the perfect introduction to a collection of stories where the neurosis of the modern world is mirrored in the lives of the people that inhabit it . This is an unexpurgated edition translated from the French by Lloyd Alexander. ** Review “Leaves Lady Chatterley’s Lover asleep at the post.” (Punch) About the Author Jean-Paul Sartre was a prolific philosopher, novelist, public intellectual, biographer, playwright and founder of the journal Les Temps Modernes. Born in Paris in 1905 and died in 1980, Sartre was a

Who reads The Wall: (Intimacy) and Other Stories (New Directions Paperbook)?

Author

Jean-Paul Sartre

Publisher

New Directions; New Directions Publishing Corporation

Published

1948

Language

EN

ISBN

9780811201902

Category

philosophy

Subjects

Romance, Literary Fiction, Fiction

Rating

4.07 / 5 (779 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14