No exit, and three other plays

by Jean-Paul Sartre

Paperback, 1989

Collection

Status

Available

Description

In these four plays, Jean-Paul Sartre, the great existentialist novelist and philosopher, displays his mastery of the drama. No Exit is an unforgettable portrayal of hell. The Flies is a modern reworking of the Electra-Orestes story. Dirty Hands is about a young intellectual torn between theory and praxis. The Respectful Prostitute is a scathing attack on American racism. 4 plays about an existential portrayal of Hell, the reworking of the Electra-Orestes story, the conflict of a young intellectual torn between theory and conflict and an arresting attack on American racism.

Publication

New York, Vintage International, 1989

ISBN

9780679725169

Lexile

L

Language

Original language

French

Original publication date

1946
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