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Nausea

Nausea

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  • Author：Jean-Paul Sartre
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Jean-Paul Sartre's first published novel， Nausea is both an extended essay on existentialist ideals， and a profound fictional exploration of a man struggling to restore a sense of meaning to his life。 This Penguin Modern Classics edition is translated from the French by Robert Baldick with an introduction by James Wood。

Nausea is both the story of the troubled life of an introspective historian， Antoine Roquentin， and an exposition of one of the most influential and significant philosophical attitudes of modern times - existentialism。 The book chronicles his struggle with the realisation that he is an entirely free agent in a world devoid of meaning; a world in which he must find his own purpose and then take total responsibility for his choices。 A seminal work of contemporary literary philosophy， Nausea evokes and examines the dizzying angst that can come from simply trying to live。

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Mariah S ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Nausea follows a close analysis of Antoine Roquentin’s life as he navigates this overwhelming presence of existence he is faced with。 Told through journal entries， he writes about his solitary life in Bouville， France。 This “nausea”， which creeps on him at sudden moments， is the feeling of seeing objects for what they truly are。 All prior labels and meaning given to everything around him seems to fade and he is stuck with a nauseating feeling of pure existence。 The main question at hand throug Nausea follows a close analysis of Antoine Roquentin’s life as he navigates this overwhelming presence of existence he is faced with。 Told through journal entries， he writes about his solitary life in Bouville， France。 This “nausea”， which creeps on him at sudden moments， is the feeling of seeing objects for what they truly are。 All prior labels and meaning given to everything around him seems to fade and he is stuck with a nauseating feeling of pure existence。 The main question at hand throughout the beginning of Sartre’s novel is where does the nausea exist？ Is it something external that is attached to the objects in themselves， or is it a part of Roquentin himself？ Around the climax of the novel， the conclusion is that the nausea is apart of Roquentin’s existence and will always follow him。 This novel is a great depiction of existentialist fiction without the feeling of utter despair attached to it。 I really related to points of the main characters descriptions of existence and felt comforted reading a piece of philosophical fiction。 Overall， Sartre told a captivating story that is still relatable to readers almost 100 years later。 。。。more

Arman ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 این کتاب را به ترجمه مهرآفرین بیگدلی خمسه خواندم اما ترجمه * کیومرث پارسای را پیشنهاد می‌کنم*برای درک بیشتر این کتاب باید سه کتاب 《 کلمات 》 ، 《 هستی و نیستی 》و《 اگزیستانسیالیسم و اصالت بشر 》سارتر را خواند که قطعا در لیست کتاب های خواندی من هست آنتوان روکانتن 35 ساله به شهر بوویل آمده تا مطالبی درباره مارکی دورولبون بنویسد او برای اولین بار در ساحل با به دست گرفتن قلوه سنگی دچار تهوع می‌شود وی گمان می کند اشیا بی جان باعث به وجود آمدن این حالت جديد در او شده اند اما تهوع دوم در کافه اتفاق می افت این کتاب را به ترجمه مهرآفرین بیگدلی خمسه خواندم اما ترجمه * کیومرث پارسای را پیشنهاد می‌کنم*برای درک بیشتر این کتاب باید سه کتاب 《 کلمات 》 ، 《 هستی و نیستی 》و《 اگزیستانسیالیسم و اصالت بشر 》سارتر را خواند که قطعا در لیست کتاب های خواندی من هست آنتوان روکانتن 35 ساله به شهر بوویل آمده تا مطالبی درباره مارکی دورولبون بنویسد او برای اولین بار در ساحل با به دست گرفتن قلوه سنگی دچار تهوع می‌شود وی گمان می کند اشیا بی جان باعث به وجود آمدن این حالت جديد در او شده اند اما تهوع دوم در کافه اتفاق می افتد و او منشا تهوع را در درون وجود خودش می یابد در آخر این مرد انزوا طلب پی می برد که وجود و هستی هیچ توجیهی ندارد。 خود او هم جزئی از این هستی است。 پس وجود خودش هم هیچ توجیهی ندارد。 و این عامل، منشأ تام تهوع است。تنها چیزی که به زندگی او معنا می‌دهد موسیقی است در کافه قبل از رفتن به پاریس موسیقی some of these days را برای بار آخر می‌شنود و بوویل را برای همیشه ترک می‌کند 。。。more

Lauren ，

okay he’s sad yes but why didn’t he just look at a flower

Wout ，

Waw！

Sara ，

Una decade dopo il diploma mi sono finalmente approcciata a questo libro， memore di quanto mi fosse piaciuto lo studio della corrente esistenzialista durante le ore di filosofia。 Che dire: per quanto condivida l'idea di fondo， l'esecuzione mi ha reso terribilmente indigesta la lettura， tanto che per la prima volta in vita mia ho pensato di abbandonare e passare al prossimo titolo in lista。 Sono contenta di aver tenuto botta fino alla fine （anche perché si è rivelata essere l'unica parte che mi a Una decade dopo il diploma mi sono finalmente approcciata a questo libro， memore di quanto mi fosse piaciuto lo studio della corrente esistenzialista durante le ore di filosofia。 Che dire: per quanto condivida l'idea di fondo， l'esecuzione mi ha reso terribilmente indigesta la lettura， tanto che per la prima volta in vita mia ho pensato di abbandonare e passare al prossimo titolo in lista。 Sono contenta di aver tenuto botta fino alla fine （anche perché si è rivelata essere l'unica parte che mi abbia presa un minimo）， ma che fatica。 。。。more

Kimberley ，

one of the few works that truly captures the abstract yet distinctive， hard-to-capture emotions that accompany depersonalization。

Crsqnt ，

Un hombre solitario que se da cuenta de su existencia y de la de todo lo que le rodea。 Liberado del pensamiento de que se debe tener derecho para existir， que solo se existe y ya。 Percibir la existencia pura sin distracciones le hace flotar y sentir una náusea。 La primera mitad me pareció complicada de leer， tal vez fue cosa mía pero la segunda mitad me pareció muy interesante。 En fin， esto es lo que pasa cuando tienes mucho dinero y nada qué hacer xd

Rachel Pickney ，

Sooo good

ryu ，

La fragilità dell’esistenza

Peter ，

Does the job existentially insofar as you long for reconciliation and you’re faced with your own primordial disquiet。 I genuinely found it quite funny， not a single part of it failed to resonate。 The main drawback is that the revelation and stipulation of artistic transcendence that is sort of shoehorned into the last couple of pages isn’t something that really rears its’ head throughout the book， it didn’t convince me much and I have a fairly low bar for that sort of inspiration。

Jasmim ，

i loved it so much but it completely took away my will to live

jay ，

really appreciated how Sartre could describe my own existential dread with such accuracy。 i understand that this book may not be for everybody， but it brought me comfort at my lowest and reminded me that i was not alone in experiencing Nausea。

Sara Al Lawati ，

i can’t recommend this book。 as much as i enjoyed it， the burden of self reflection after reading sartre is immense。 but， maybe read it anyway…

Eliana ，

too many street names。 a very strong three though i think？

Hana ，

This book was a bit of a test for me， not only because it was depressing to read but also because I had a vendetta against Sartre before having read any of his work。 I think my opinion on his philosophy is more reasonable now so I'm glad I read it。The most enjoyable part of the book， for me， was the beautiful descriptions of the world unravelling in front of Roquentin。 I saw a lot of his experiences as relatable （most notably: his episode when looking in the mirror， his argument about humanism w This book was a bit of a test for me， not only because it was depressing to read but also because I had a vendetta against Sartre before having read any of his work。 I think my opinion on his philosophy is more reasonable now so I'm glad I read it。The most enjoyable part of the book， for me， was the beautiful descriptions of the world unravelling in front of Roquentin。 I saw a lot of his experiences as relatable （most notably: his episode when looking in the mirror， his argument about humanism with the autodidact and leaving the café because he convinced himself someone might have died there） and so I felt comforted by moments where others may have felt the opposite。 。。。more

Ethel ，

A big meh

katie kathy ，

Rip to Sartre，He would have loved the sims

Giorgio Abbadessa ，

"E' dunque questa la Nausea 。。。 Stavo per lanciare quel sassolino， l'ho guardato， ed è allora che è incominciato: ho sentito che esisteva""Ciascuno ha la sua piccola fissazione personale che gli impedisce di accorgersi che esiste""Ma dietro l'esistente che cade da un presente all'altro， senza passato， senza avvenire， dietro questi suoni che di giorno in giorno si decompongono， si squamano e scivolano verso la morte， la melodia resta la stessa， giovane e ferma， come un testimone spietato。""Allora "E' dunque questa la Nausea 。。。 Stavo per lanciare quel sassolino， l'ho guardato， ed è allora che è incominciato: ho sentito che esisteva""Ciascuno ha la sua piccola fissazione personale che gli impedisce di accorgersi che esiste""Ma dietro l'esistente che cade da un presente all'altro， senza passato， senza avvenire， dietro questi suoni che di giorno in giorno si decompongono， si squamano e scivolano verso la morte， la melodia resta la stessa， giovane e ferma， come un testimone spietato。""Allora， è possibile giudicare la propria esistenza？ Un pochino？"Questo libro mi ha completamente conquistato tenendomi incollato alle pagine nonostante la prosa impegnativa ma meravigliosa。 Ad un tratto pensavo che Sartre non parlasse più di Antonio Roquentin ma di me stesso; poi purtroppo è finito lasciandomi estasiato。Consigliatissimo 。。。more

PuriP ，

Good philosophical novel， not impressive but a must read anyway。

Xenja ，

"Nausea" is the supposed philosophical masterpiece of the existentialist Jean-Paul Sartre from 1938。 To keep the plot as brief as possible， it's about diary entries of a lonely， melancholy man who shares all kinds of autobiographical experiences in his boring life， for example completely unnecessary sex stories that absolutely reflect the depression throughout the book。 The good parts you can maybe name: that the book is authentic， realistic and honest， that it actually resembles a modern style "Nausea" is the supposed philosophical masterpiece of the existentialist Jean-Paul Sartre from 1938。 To keep the plot as brief as possible， it's about diary entries of a lonely， melancholy man who shares all kinds of autobiographical experiences in his boring life， for example completely unnecessary sex stories that absolutely reflect the depression throughout the book。 The good parts you can maybe name: that the book is authentic， realistic and honest， that it actually resembles a modern style and certainly gives something to an old white privileged man to empathize with。 For me， however， the only trace of existentialism， i。e。 that the human being is his existence， was that an emasculated， unhappy man writes about how he can portray a glorified version of himself as a smoking， depressive casual intellect as the French stereotype。 Maybe i'll read this book in 50 years and can ponder how fantastic i thought it was， but at the moment i can't believe that Sartre has been working on it for 5 years。 That the meaningless existence of Roquentin only reflects how boring a life can get， especially when you no longer have any stimulus that encourages you， the conclusion that people are free and can rule over their existence was really great。 Funny to hear that from a man from 1938。 I advise anyone who wants to read a little more realistic existentialism to at least switch to his beloved Simone de Beauvoir， because even if she also held privileges， she is at least more interesting and quite progressive for her time。 However， my rating comes about because I found the book incredibly lengthy， unnecessarily depressive and pretentious。 like， okay your existence is boring and you can change it， but it is written as if it were the philosophical knowledge of the century without going even remotely complex in depth。 。。。more

mika ，

jestem wolny。 nie mam już żadnych racji życia， wszystkie， których próbowałem， zawiodły i nie mogę już sobie wyobrazić innych。 jestem jeszcze dosyć młody， mam jeszcze sporo sił， żeby rozpocząć na nowo。 ale co rozpocząć？ moja przeszłość umarła。 jestem sam na tej białej ulicy okolonej ogrodami。 sam i wolny。 ale ta wolność jest trochę podobna do śmierci。

katie ，

Vispār piecas zvaigznes， tas aiz dusmām un spīta

Klara Thorstensson ，

Wow vilken bok。 Förväntade mig verkligen inte att jag skulle bli så tagen av den。 Blir lite arg på mig själv för att jag väntade så länge med den， men jag är säker på att om jag läst den typ i gymnasiet hade den format min världsbild starkt och det är kanske lite skönt att slippa… bitvis svindlande， hela tiden underhållande och utmanande。 vilken king han va。

Abigail Aristo ，

A very good novel on existentialism， although sometimes I found it a little bit clumsy。 I don't think the book trusted me or accepted me at the very beginning， and I have to， in order to save myself， read it as if I were reading Rilke's Notebooks of Matte Laurids Brigge， in the process of which I definitely have made an error。 Yet I still wonder， did the author think of Rilke when he wrote 'I am'？ For Rilke had obviously written these famous words。 Yet how different the two people were！ They see A very good novel on existentialism， although sometimes I found it a little bit clumsy。 I don't think the book trusted me or accepted me at the very beginning， and I have to， in order to save myself， read it as if I were reading Rilke's Notebooks of Matte Laurids Brigge， in the process of which I definitely have made an error。 Yet I still wonder， did the author think of Rilke when he wrote 'I am'？ For Rilke had obviously written these famous words。 Yet how different the two people were！ They see existence in a different way， the difference of which I can not yet tell。I don't know if I get the novel right， but maybe I never liked this book。 Maybe it remains to be as a stranger forever。 About this I am never sure。 。。。more

Cassie ，

Nauseating read！！！ Enlightening analysis of self-deception and freedom， but ultimately lacking in prescription and reeks of overgeneralisation。 Will reread！！

Apoorva ，

Review to come！

Dante ，

I wonder how many times the Blue color was mentioned here💙

Sandy ，

another chinese version but it's olddd and i really can't understand it and i think it's the problem with translation。would definitely read a english version someday another chinese version but it's olddd and i really can't understand it and i think it's the problem with translation。would definitely read a english version someday 。。。more

Hasan Basri AKIRMAK ，

Sharp & dark。

MariaVittoria ，

Dormire， svegliarsi， scrivere， osservare， bere， ascoltare musica e di nuovo dormire。 Questa è la routine della vita di Antonio Roquentin， uomo che sarà presto invaso da una sensazione: la Nausea。 Nausea che assale corpi che si muovono secondo automi dettati dalla quotidianità。 Nausea che si appropria di animi sottrattisi al pensiero， la più pura essenza umana。 Nausea che è la storia di tutti， la mia， la vostra。 Dentro questo romanzo sono racchiusi tutti i sentimenti peggiori， i disastri psicolog Dormire， svegliarsi， scrivere， osservare， bere， ascoltare musica e di nuovo dormire。 Questa è la routine della vita di Antonio Roquentin， uomo che sarà presto invaso da una sensazione: la Nausea。 Nausea che assale corpi che si muovono secondo automi dettati dalla quotidianità。 Nausea che si appropria di animi sottrattisi al pensiero， la più pura essenza umana。 Nausea che è la storia di tutti， la mia， la vostra。 Dentro questo romanzo sono racchiusi tutti i sentimenti peggiori， i disastri psicologici quotidiani， la ferocia， la rabbia verso il mondo esterno。 Nausea che è un tripudio di negatività， una miccia pronta a scoppiare。 È la paura che non passerà mai del vivere， dell'esistenza， dell'umanità。Il protagonista è un uomo che sceglie di non maturare， sceglie di non credere， ma semplicemente s'accorge di esistere。 E in questa consapevolezza si dischiude la sua più grande paura che però è anche il suo più grande desiderio: essere libero。 Non sa come comportarsi in un mondo che gli appare misterioso come la vita stessa la cui ragione è ridotta a una sola donna， il cui rapporto è anch'esso ambiguo e poco chiaro。 Ciò che emerge dalla lettura di questo racconto è il vuoto， il terribile vuoto che ci circonda， legato sempre all'esistenza。 Come si può smettere di esistere？ Come si può analizzare l'esistenza dall'esterno？ Ma se penso， esisto？ Filosofia， filosofia e ancora filosofia。Devo ammettere di aver faticato ad apprezzarlo， a capirlo nella prima metà， dalla seconda in poi l’ho divorato。 A volte mi ha generato la stessa sensazione descritta nel titolo， non per la sua bruttezza， anzi， ma in quanto espone idee che al solo pensare che possano essere veritiere， viene la pelle d'oca。 Un romanzo veramente complesso， da leggere solo se spinti da forte curiosità e motivazione。 。。。more

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google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Nausea

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Nausea&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Nausea&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0