Nausea
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Nausea is a 1938 existentialist novel by Jean-Paul Sartre that explores themes of absurdity, freedom, and the meaninglessness of existence through the diary of a disillusioned historian.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nausea canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
existentialist novel
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novel ⓘ philosophical novel ⓘ |
| author | Jean-Paul Sartre ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
bad faith
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contingency ⓘ existential angst ⓘ freedom as burden ⓘ |
| fictionalForm | psychological novel ⓘ |
| firstPublicationType | book ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Age of Reason
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surface form:
The Age of Reason
|
| hasCharacter |
Anny
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Antoine Roquentin ⓘ The Self-Taught Man ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | Nausea (English edition) ⓘ |
| hasMotif | nausea as metaphysical experience ⓘ |
| influenced |
existentialist literature
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post-war French philosophy ⓘ |
| languageOfFirstEdition | French ⓘ |
| literaryGenre |
existentialist fiction
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novel of ideas ⓘ philosophical fiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | existentialist literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Antoine Roquentin ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | diary ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor | early articulation of Sartrean existentialism ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
The Myth of Sisyphus
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surface form:
La Nausée
|
| partOfAuthorOeuvre |
Jean-Paul Sartre
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surface form:
Jean-Paul Sartre bibliography
|
| philosophicalMovement | existentialism ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Wall and Other Stories ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Éditions Gallimard
ⓘ
surface form:
Librairie Gallimard
|
| settingCountry | France ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Bouville ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| theme |
absurdity
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alienation ⓘ authenticity ⓘ contingency of existence ⓘ existentialism ⓘ freedom ⓘ meaninglessness of existence ⓘ self-awareness ⓘ solitude ⓘ |
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