This classic Existentialist novel features a new Introduction by renowned poet, translator, and critic Richard Howard.

The Confessions recreates the world in which he progressed from incompetent engraver to grand success; his enthusiasm for experience, his love of nature, and his uncompromising character make him an ideal guide to eighteenth-century Europe, ...

A story of the early days of commercial aviation.

The narrative spans the twenty-four-hour period following a series of eight murders in eight days, presumably the work of a terrorist group.

"--Jean-Paul Sartre Spanning from 1887 to a month before his death in 1910, The Journal of Jules Renard is a unique autobiographical masterpiece that, though celebrated abroad, is largely undiscovered in the United States.

In love with Roxane, he nevertheless aids young Christian to win her. She doesn't realize his devotion until he is dying. The work has high literary value and dramatic power, realizing perfectly the spirit of Romance.

In a remarkably nuanced and balanced account, Aronson chronicles this riveting story while demonstrating how Camus and Sartre developed first in connection with and then against each other, each keeping the other in his sights long after ...

From A to Z, this is an indispensable guide to the works, life, and thought of one of the most important writers of our time.

"Graham Robb tells the complicated story of this colossal life with authority and sympathy. . . . Unquestionably, a magnificent biography".--"Washington Square Press". of photos.