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Philosophers, franceAuthors, frenchPhilosophers, biographyAuthors, biographySartre, jean paul, 1905-1980
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The book, consisting of Sartre distancing himself from writing and making his farewells to literature was very successful for the author and was hailed nearly unanimously as a "literary success"[citation needed]. In November of the same year, 1964, he refused the Nobel Prize for Literature awarded for his work, described as "rich in ideas and filled with the spirit of freedom and the quest for truth, [it] has exerted a far-reaching influence on our age."[3]
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Philosophers, franceAuthors, frenchPhilosophers, biographyAuthors, biographySartre, jean paul, 1905-1980Philosophers
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France20th century
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Jean-Paul Sartre
21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980
A French existentialist philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic. He was one of the leading figures in 20th century French philosophy, existentialism, and Marxism, and his work continues to influence fields such as Marxist philosophy, sociology, and literary studies.
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