Sartre

The acclaimed Sartre biography celebrating the 100th anniversary of his birth. First volume in the Lives of the Left series, Cohen-Solal's Sartre is a remarkable achievement. "A sensation" upon its initial publication in France, as the NY Times reported, it was subsequently translated into 16 languages & went on to become an international bestseller, appealing to the broadest audience. First published in the USA in 1987, it's the definitive biography of a man & an age, an intimate portrait of a complex life. A major accomplishment of this biography is that it places Sartre in the context of history while reassessing the import of his literary & political accomplishments. Discovering untold aspects of his private & political life, Cohen-Solal weaves together the elements of an exceptional career. From the fascinating description of his hitherto-unknown father to the painful last moments of his declining years, this is biography on a grand scale.
Acknowledgments
Preface
Toward genius 1905-39
Spotlight on Jean-Baptiste
The Sorrows of Anne-Marie
The Private bestiary of a child-king
Scenes from La Rochelle
A Thousand Socrates
Just on Socrates
Dark mood, madness, other journeys...
Interlude: two years of happiness
The Metamorphosis of war 1939-45
A War à la Kafka
A Lofty captivity
"Socialism & freedom"
Impasse
"A Writer who resisted, not a resistance fighter who wrote..."
Spiritual leader for thousands of young people
From Buffalo Bill to FDR: the first trip to America
The Sartre years 1945-56
Paris: the era of existentialism
New York
In the engine room
Hard times with group politics
The Impasse revisited
Pigeons & tanks
A Man waking up 1956-80
You're terrific
The Anti-ambassador
Untouchable
Between Flaubert & the Maoists
In the shadow of the terror
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Photograph credits