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Hope Now: The 1980 Interviews
Jean-Paul Sartre
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Description for Hope Now: The 1980 Interviews
Paperback. In March of 1980, Le Nouvel Observateur published the final interviews between the philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, then blind and debilitated, and his young assistant, Benny Levy. This work places the interviews in biographical and philosophical perspective to demonstrate how they confirm and contribute to Sartre's overall philosophy. Translator(s): Van den Hoven, Adrian. Num Pages: 142 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 178.
In March of 1980, Le Nouvel Observateur published the final interviews between the philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, then blind and debilitated, and his young assistant, Benny Levy. Readers immediately denounced the interviews as distorted and fraudulent for portraying a Sartre who had abandoned his leftist convictions, rejected his most intimate friends, and cast aside his fundamental beliefs in favor of a messianic Judaism. Sartre's supporters argued that it was his orthodox interlocutor, Levy, who had twisted the words of the ailing philosopher. Yet, shortly before his death, Sartre confirmed the authenticity of the interviews and their puzzling content. Here, presented in ... Read more
In March of 1980, Le Nouvel Observateur published the final interviews between the philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, then blind and debilitated, and his young assistant, Benny Levy. Readers immediately denounced the interviews as distorted and fraudulent for portraying a Sartre who had abandoned his leftist convictions, rejected his most intimate friends, and cast aside his fundamental beliefs in favor of a messianic Judaism. Sartre's supporters argued that it was his orthodox interlocutor, Levy, who had twisted the words of the ailing philosopher. Yet, shortly before his death, Sartre confirmed the authenticity of the interviews and their puzzling content. Here, presented in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
142
Condition
New
Number of Pages
142
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226476315
SKU
V9780226476315
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About Jean-Paul Sartre
Jean-Paul Sartre (1906 - 80) was offered, but declined, the Nobel Prize for literature in 1964. His many works of fiction, drama, and philosophy include the monumental study of Flaubert, The Family Idiot, published in translation by the University of Chicago Press. Benny Levy (1945 - 2003) was a leader in the 1968 student uprising in France and served as ... Read more
Reviews for Hope Now: The 1980 Interviews
"Just as Sartre had first preached existentialism, then Marxism, here Sartre expresses belief in a political hope, replacing Marxism with ethics.... A fascinating work that gives further insight into a great thinker; highly recommended." - Library Journal"