Characters in this novel include the Self-Taught Man, who believes he can learn the entire sum of human knowledge by reading every book in the library in alphabetical order, and Anny, former lover of the central character, who is constantly reading history books in order to escape the present-day life. It centers on the study of the Marquis de Robellon, a mysterious French aristocrat. Robellon becomes the obsession of Roquentin, and Roquentin's study draws him to the town of Bouville, where he s
Characters in this novel include the Self-Taught Man, who believes he can learn the entire sum of human knowledge by reading every book in the library in alphabetical order, and Anny, former lover of the central character, who is constantly reading history books in order to escape the present-day life. It centers on the study of the Marquis de Robellon, a mysterious French aristocrat. Robellon becomes the obsession of Roquentin, and Roquentin's study draws him to the town of Bouville, where he suddenly realizes the true nature of objective reality, which brings about the title affliction. FTP name this existential novel by Jean-Paul Sartre.
Characters in this novel include the Self-Taught Man, who believes he can learn the entire sum of human knowledge by reading every book in the library in alphabetical order, and Anny, former lover of the central character, who is constantly reading history books in order to escape the present-day life.
{Nausea}