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At the Existentialist Cafe: Freedom, Being and Apricot Cocktails by Sarah Bakewell |
This successful blend of biography, memoir and history traces the roots of French existentialism in German phenomenology, gives fascinating insights into the lives of Sartre, Beauvoir, Camus, Heidegger et al and assesses the relevance of existentialism to the world today. An excellent introduction and explanation of a philosophy which is notoriously difficult to define. Heavy going at times, however Bakewell's erudite but anecdotal style is a pleasure to read. Just as good as her wonderful book about Montaigne. (How to Live a Life - bwl 61)
(Denise Lewis - bwl 80 Spring 2016 ) |
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