/lit/ - Literature

>Sartre was named as the Nobel laureate for literature in 1964, praised by the academy “for his work which, rich in ideas and filled with the spirit of freedom and the quest for truth, has exerted a far-reaching influence on our age”. But the author of Huis Clos and La Nausée declined the award, later explaining his belief that “a writer who adopts political, social, or literary positions must act only with the means that are his own – that is, the written word”, and that “all the honours he may receive expose his readers to a pressure I do not consider desirable”.
>“The writer who accepts an honour of this kind involves as well as himself the association or institution which has honoured him,” he said at the time. “The writer must therefore refuse to let himself be transformed into an institution, even if this occurs under the most honourable circumstances, as in the present case.”
are literary rewards for pseuds who need a pat on their backs?

Is Sartre worth reading? I'm currently 16 pages into Being and Nothingness. Translators intro was pretty useful and gave me gist of every chapter. Is it worth it to get into the nitty gritty of what he is saying versus knowing just his basic tenants. I read at about 5 pages an hour. Sometimes less. Redpill me on Sartre. Generally I like his philosophy, just a long "essay".

>>10373537
If you want to see objective thinking read Nausea and see how much of a pleasant experience that shit is

*rapes his students*

OH NO NO NO NO