The Wall and Other Stories
Author: Jean-Paul Sartre
In the five stories included in this collection – “The Wall,” “The Room,” “Erostratus,” “Intimacy” and “The Childhood of a Leader” – the French master of Existentialism displays his powers of narrative and psychological insight at their most effective. Sartre’s characters and situations mirror the conflicts, complexities, neuroses and sensuality of the twentieth century. H….Read More
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