{"product_id":"nausea-9780811220309","title":"Nausea","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eNausea\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of Antoine Roquentin, a French writer who is horrified at his own existence. In impressionistic, diary form he ruthlessly catalogs his every feeling and sensation. His thoughts culminate in a pervasive, overpowering feeling of nausea which \"spreads at the bottom of the viscous puddle, at the bottom of our time -- the time of purple suspenders and broken chair seats; it is made of wide, soft instants, spreading at the edge, like an oil stain.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 1964 Nobel Prize in Literature (though he declined to accept it), Jean-Paul Sartre -- philosopher, critic, novelist, and dramatist -- holds a position of singular eminence in the world of French letters. \u003cem\u003eLa Nausée\u003c\/em\u003e, his first and best novel, is a landmark in Existential fiction and a key work of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSartre, Jean-Paul:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eJean-Paul Sartre\u003c\/strong\u003e was a prolific philosopher, novelist, public intellectual, biographer, playwright and founder of the journal \u003cem\u003eLes Temps Modernes\u003c\/em\u003e. Born in Paris in 1905 and died in 1980, Sartre was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1964--and turned it down. His books include \u003cem\u003eNausea, Intimacy\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Flies\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNo Exit, Sartre's War Diaries, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eCritique of Dialectical Reason\u003c\/em\u003e, and the monumental treatise \u003cem\u003eBeing and Nothingness\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHoward, Richard:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Richard Howard is the author of eleven books of poetry, including \u003cem\u003eUntitled Subjects\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1970. He is the translator for more than 150 works from the French language. He received the American Book Award for his translation of Charles Baudelaire's \u003cem\u003eLes Fleurs du Mal.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWood, James:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - James Wood, the prominent critic, essayist, and novelist, is a professor at Harvard and a staff writer for \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker.\u003c\/em\u003e Born in Durham, England, he began his career at \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e and later became a senior editor at \u003cem\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/em\u003e. He currently serves on the editorial board of \u003cem\u003eThe London Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Common\u003c\/em\u003e in Cambridge, MA. His books include \u003cem\u003eThe Irresponsible Self: On Laughter and the Novel\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHow Fiction Works\u003c\/em\u003e, and, most recently, \u003cem\u003eThe Fun Stuff: And Other Essays\u003c\/em\u003e.","brand":"New Directions Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50579285278994,"sku":"9780811220309","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a1f30a4e-194a-4b5b-b63b-be535bb9f406.jpg?v=1732002779","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/nausea-9780811220309","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}