The Transcendence of the Ego

by Jean-Paul Sartre

First published 2004

Trapped in his own consciousness, a man grapples with the nature of his existence. Confronting his ego, he must choose between the comfort of self-delusion or the dizzying responsibility of true freedom. As his internal struggle intensifies, the boundaries between reality and imagination blur, challenging him to define his own identity.

Genres: philosophy, 20th-century, academic

Vibes: dark, intimate, thought-provoking

Tropes: existential-crisis, unreliable-narrator

76 pages · Hardcover · Routledge

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