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Four seminal plays by one of the greatest philosophers of the twentieth century.

An existential portrayal of Hell in Sartre's best-known play, as well as three other brilliant, thought-provoking works the reworking of the Electra-Orestes story, the conflict of a young intellectual torn between theory and conflict, and an arresting attack on American racism.

PDF No Exit and Three Other Plays JeanPaul Sartre Stuart Gilbert Books

"It's funny how much the television show "The Good Place" was inspired by No Exit."

Product details Paperback 275 pages Publisher Vintage; Reissue edition (October 23, 1989) Language English ISBN-10 0679725164

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No Exit and Three Other Plays JeanPaul Sartre Stuart Gilbert Books Reviews :

No Exit and Three Other Plays JeanPaul Sartre Stuart Gilbert Books Reviews

• I'm not going to be the doofus to rate a Sartre masterpiece anything less than five stars, but I must comment on the quality of the version I read. There were numerous misspellings and typos, something I just did not expect to encounter. While I was not hindered in my enjoyment of the work, the mistakes were numerous enough to be bothersome. There also appeared to be a mostly useless guided discussion as part of the book that was intermixed with the main text; again, evidence of poor or sloppy editing.
  
  That said, the play is excellent - it's really quite comical. I would have loved to have seen it performed by Monty Python in their prime. And of course, Hell is not other people; it is being forced to realized you're part of les autres to everyone else.
• A classic Sartre work, "No Exit", grouped with three other plays not previously known to me when I first picked up this book many years ago. "No Exit" remains one of my all-time favorites and often Sartre's definition of hell finds its way into my conversations and thoughts.
  
  Any fan of mid-20th century existential brilliance will fall in love here. It's like Camus, without the social justice.
• Sartre makes Existentialism come alive through these plays. The philosophical ideas are made understandable and one does not even have to know that this is an Existentialist work, in other words, the plays stand on their own as interesting and well written. I would have paid the full price just for the one play No Exit. Fantastic stuff - highly recommended.
• Love the idea that hell is just other people. These characters could not behave differently. If they had helped each other, it wouldn't have been a terrible fate. Kind of reminded me of office politics.
• Classic plays by the French Existentialist. Rather similar to the superior collection, Caligula & 3 other plays, by Albert Camus.
• This book is an answer to a question many people have been avoiding all their lives. And when you finally develop the ability to ask it to yourself, Sartre provides his suggested answer for you, though it may not be the answer you wanted.
  
  The premise of the main play, "No Exit", is that many people have chosen to exist in misery, even when the exit to that misery presents itself clearly. For these people, there is "no exit". Their existance is defined by their misery. If they make the concious decision to exit, then they have nothing to live for.
  
  All four plays are written in non-pretentious and easy to understand styles, unlike many philisophical writings. They don't require a great deal of effort to read or understand. In fact, they are quite enjoyable and I found myself reading each play many times before moving on to the next one.
  
  Don't expect to feel uplifted about the state of humanity while reading these plays, however. Sartre's message about human existance can be a dismal one. It is quite helpful, though, to come to terms with the fact that many of our fellow humans are just puzzled about their lives, and sharing a social existance with these people can be precarious to your own search for meaning.
• It's funny how much the television show "The Good Place" was inspired by No Exit.
• Item arrived on time & as described. very pleased.