First published 2016
Jean-Paul Sartre's "What Is Subjectivity?" plunges readers into the inner turmoil of a brilliant academic wrestling with the limits of human consciousness. Trapped in his study, the unnamed protagonist grapples with the slippery concept of subjectivity, unsure where his own identity ends and the external world begins. As his obsession grows, reality itself seems to shift, blurring the line between truth and delusion. With no easy answers, Sartre offers a gripping descent into the maddening complexity of the self.
Genres: philosophy, 20th-century, academia, academic
Vibes: dark, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: descent-into-madness, unreliable-narrator
Period: 20th-Century
160 pages · Paperback · Verso Books
Content warnings: mental-illness