Classic Literature· France
No Exit
by Jean-Paul SartreAggregate Editorial Score10/100
ALA Notable Books
Published 1944English
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Published in 1944, No Exit established Jean-Paul Sartre as one of the defining voices in classic literature. Three damned souls are locked together in a single room for eternity in Sartre's most famous play, source of the line 'Hell is other people.' The play is a compressed illustration of Sartre's existentialist philosophy. Themes of existentialism, hell, consciousness run through the work. The book has received recognition from ALA Notable Books 1944.
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