Jean-Paul Sartre

Jean-Paul Sartre

Jean-Paul Sartre was born in Paris on June 21st, 1905 and passed away at the age of 74 on April 15th, 1980.

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Jean-Paul Sartre Stats: The most read book by Jean-Paul Sartre on Book Notification is Nausea, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is No Exit (Jean-Paul Sartre Plays #1).

Below is a complete list of Jean-Paul Sartre books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Jean-Paul Sartre is the Jean-Paul Sartre Plays Series.

List of Road To Freedom Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Road To Freedom books are The Age of Reason, Iron in the Soul / Troubled Sleep, and The Reprieve.

List of The Family Idiot Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top The Family Idiot books are The Family Idiot 1, The Family Idiot 2, and The Family Idiot 4.

List of Plays in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top plays are No Exit, The Flies, and Les Jeux Sont Faits.

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
5.32014

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
1938

List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
1939

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top non-fiction books are Existentialism Is a Humanism, Being and Nothingness, and What is Literature?.

List of ERIS Gems Books in Publication Order

Satirical critiques of cultural norms, each exposing hidden harms in work, reading, and human desire.

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1793
2
The Right to Be Lazy (By: Paul Lafargue)
1880
3
1903
4
1913
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1929
6
1931
7
1941
8
2011
9
2018
10
2022
11
2023
12
Apocolocyntosis (By: Seneca The Younger)
2024
13
2024
14
2024
15
The 1854 Oration (By: Chief Seattle)
2024
16
2024
17
2025
18
On Talkativeness (By: Plutarch , W. C. Helmbold)
2025
19
The Spirit of Monarchy (By: William Hazlitt)
2025
20
Whose Body? (By: Judith Jarvis Thomson)
2025
21
The Discourse of Voluntary Servitude (By: Étienne de La Boétie)
2025
22
Tyranny of Style (By: Arnold Schoenberg)
2025
23
2025
24
2025
25
The Communist of Montmartre (By: Michael Kleeberg)
2025
26
2025
27
2025
28
2026
29
2026
30
2026
31
From Protest to Politics (By: Bayard Rustin)
2026
32
2026
33
2026
34
2026
35
2026
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List of Jean-Paul Sartre Anthologies in Publication Order

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82018
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Jean-Paul Sartre

Jean-Paul Sartre was born on June 21st, 1905. Jean-Paul passed away April 15th, 1980 at 74 years old. Jean-Paul Sartre was born in Paris.

Jean-Paul Sartre is known for writing in the Non-Fiction genre.

Jean-Paul Sartre has written 6 Non-Fiction Books. The first was released in 1939 with the book Erostratus. The most recently released was The Words which was released in 1964.

Jean-Paul Sartre also wrote the Plays series which has 5 books including The Flies and Les Jeux Sont Faits.

Jean-Paul Sartre: Lists & Other Mentions

  • Being and Nothingness: Martin Seymour-Smith: 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written in 1999.
  • Nausea: The Telegraph: 100 Novels Everyone Should Read Selection in 2009.

Related Authors

Fans of Jean-Paul Sartre also enjoy these authors:

  1. Albert Camus, author of: The Outsider / The Stranger.
  2. Viktor E. Frankl, author of: Man's Search for Meaning.
  3. Friedrich Nietzsche, author of The Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche Series.
  4. Simone de Beauvoir, author of The Second Sex Readings.
  5. Sarah Bakewell, author of: At the Existentialist Café.
  6. Søren Kierkegaard, author of: Purity of Heart is to Will One Thing.
  7. Frantz Fanon, author of: The Wretched of the Earth.
  8. Martin Heidegger, author of: Being and Time.
  9. Miguel de Unamuno, author of: San Manuel Bueno, mártir / Saint Manuel Bueno, Martyr.
  10. Lewis R. Gordon, author of: Fear of Black Consciousness.

Jean-Paul Sartre: F.A.Q

When was Jean-Paul Sartre Born?

Jean-Paul Sartre was born on June 21st, 1905.

When did Jean-Paul Sartre die?

Jean-Paul Sartre died on April 15th, 1980 at 74 years old.

Where was Jean-Paul Sartre Born?

Jean-Paul Sartre was born in Paris, .

What was the first book Jean-Paul Sartre wrote?

The first book written by Jean-Paul Sartre was The Room, published in 1938.

What was the most recent book Jean-Paul Sartre wrote?

Their most recently released work was Individualism and Conformism in the United States (a short story) on May 5th, 2026.

What is the most popular book by Jean-Paul Sartre?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Jean-Paul Sartre book is Nausea. Here are their most popular books and their average ratings:
  1. Nausea (5.33)
  2. No Exit (8.00)
  3. The Age of Reason (8.00)
  4. Existentialism Is a Humanism (10.00)
  5. The Flies (6.00)

What genres does Jean-Paul Sartre Write?

Jean-Paul Sartre primarily writes in the Non-Fiction genre. Their work includes sub-genres such as Philosophy and Existentialism.

How many books has Jean-Paul Sartre written?

Jean-Paul Sartre has written 26 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 4 books in the Road To Freedom Series, 5 books in The Family Idiot Series, 5 books in the Plays Series, 1 Standalone Novel, 1 Short Story/Novella, 1 book in the Short Story Collection, 6 Non-Fiction Books, 1 book in the ERIS Gems Series.

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