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Does it bother you that Sartre was a Stalinist?

I'm currently reading Nausea by Jean-Paul Sartre. I get Existentialism and I know that the narrator, Aintone, feels that objects detract from his ability to live his life but the philosophical message of the book seems a bit unclear. It feels very much like a long essay that has bits of prose interspersed within it. What does lit think of this book? Am I misreading it?

Hi /lit/,

can you explain to me the concept of Sartres "Nothingness"?

Is this nothingness awareness?

Please help me, really couldn't find a good explanation...

Hey /lit/, we all have that one book we'd like to write and publish, what would yours be about?

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>>2674394
Honestly when asked this question I feel like answering the question, "what is the difference between Germans, French and Anglo-Saxons?"

The Germans are humourless and very severe, very dry, very "profound".
The French have more esprit, more verve, more intellectual vivacity and wit.
And the Anglo-Saxons are pragmatic.

>>2674398
>I'm not really sure why you're pandering to Sartre

Only because he was so famous.

>He firmly belongs in the existentialist paradigm; he is a quintessential PHILOSOPHER.

Yes but there's some difference between a German philosopher and a French philosopher. German philosophers are more like priests, they're kind of aloof and searching for great truths. A French philosopher is more connected with social movements and youth culture, they're more hip and transgressive, that's what makes them "intellectuals". They're edgy. If you're wondering why I'm focusing so much on these social distinctions it's because the word "intellectual" when applied to a person is usually meant to distinguish them as some social category in the first place.

Pic related, it's Sartre looking edgy brooding on the metaphysics of being.

I want to read about existentialism, what do you recommend as a beginners guide, and then ramping it up?

What's /lit/ opinion on Sartre?