Existentialism Books

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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 1079 times as existentialism)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,370,044 ratings — published 1942
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Nausea Nausea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 604 times as existentialism)
avg rating 3.93 — 137,800 ratings — published 1938
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The Plague The Plague (Paperback)
by (shelved 460 times as existentialism)
avg rating 4.02 — 310,399 ratings — published 1947
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 410 times as existentialism)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,394,374 ratings — published
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Existentialism is a Humanism Existentialism is a Humanism (Paperback)
by (shelved 362 times as existentialism)
avg rating 3.98 — 45,686 ratings — published 1946
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The Trial The Trial (Paperback)
by (shelved 342 times as existentialism)
avg rating 3.94 — 389,005 ratings — published 1925
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Being and Nothingness Being and Nothingness (Paperback)
by (shelved 303 times as existentialism)
avg rating 3.99 — 34,785 ratings — published 1943
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The Myth of Sisyphus The Myth of Sisyphus (Paperback)
by (shelved 302 times as existentialism)
avg rating 4.17 — 90,489 ratings — published 1942
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The Fall The Fall (Paperback)
by (shelved 299 times as existentialism)
avg rating 4.03 — 132,813 ratings — published 1956
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Notes from Underground Notes from Underground (Paperback)
by (shelved 274 times as existentialism)
avg rating 4.17 — 222,071 ratings — published 1864
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
by (shelved 248 times as existentialism)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,060,994 ratings — published 1866
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The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays (Paperback)
by (shelved 245 times as existentialism)
avg rating 4.22 — 64,850 ratings — published 1942
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 234 times as existentialism)
avg rating 4.37 — 860,931 ratings — published 1946
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Waiting for Godot Waiting for Godot (Paperback)
by (shelved 224 times as existentialism)
avg rating 3.84 — 220,577 ratings — published 1951
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Fear and Trembling Fear and Trembling (Paperback)
by (shelved 214 times as existentialism)
avg rating 4.00 — 30,967 ratings — published 1843
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Thus Spoke Zarathustra Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Paperback)
by (shelved 191 times as existentialism)
avg rating 4.07 — 174,154 ratings — published 1883
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At the Existentialist Café At the Existentialist Café (Hardcover)
by (shelved 189 times as existentialism)
avg rating 4.24 — 19,048 ratings — published 2016
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No Exit No Exit (Paperback)
by (shelved 163 times as existentialism)
avg rating 4.11 — 46,136 ratings — published 1944
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The Ethics of Ambiguity The Ethics of Ambiguity (Paperback)
by (shelved 162 times as existentialism)
avg rating 4.17 — 7,984 ratings — published 1947
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The Brothers Karamazov The Brothers Karamazov (Paperback)
by (shelved 161 times as existentialism)
avg rating 4.39 — 381,333 ratings — published 1880
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Steppenwolf Steppenwolf (Paperback)
by (shelved 155 times as existentialism)
avg rating 4.13 — 212,650 ratings — published 1927
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Paperback)
by (shelved 155 times as existentialism)
avg rating 4.11 — 537,721 ratings — published 1984
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Beyond Good and Evil Beyond Good and Evil (Paperback)
by (shelved 148 times as existentialism)
avg rating 4.03 — 112,565 ratings — published 1886
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No Exit and Three Other Plays No Exit and Three Other Plays (Paperback)
by (shelved 148 times as existentialism)
avg rating 4.09 — 29,965 ratings — published 1947
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Being and Time Being and Time (Hardcover)
by (shelved 146 times as existentialism)
avg rating 4.05 — 27,578 ratings — published 1927
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Existentialism from Dostoevsky to Sartre Existentialism from Dostoevsky to Sartre (Paperback)
by (shelved 137 times as existentialism)
avg rating 4.09 — 5,821 ratings — published 1956
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The Rebel The Rebel (Paperback)
by (shelved 128 times as existentialism)
avg rating 4.14 — 18,635 ratings — published 1951
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Either/Or: A Fragment of Life Either/Or: A Fragment of Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 127 times as existentialism)
avg rating 4.16 — 10,189 ratings — published 1843
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The Sickness Unto Death: A Christian Psychological Exposition for Upbuilding and Awakening The Sickness Unto Death: A Christian Psychological Exposition for Upbuilding and Awakening (Paperback)
by (shelved 114 times as existentialism)
avg rating 4.09 — 12,015 ratings — published 1849
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The Castle The Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 106 times as existentialism)
avg rating 3.92 — 74,448 ratings — published 1926
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The Wall The Wall (Paperback)
by (shelved 104 times as existentialism)
avg rating 4.08 — 26,706 ratings — published 1939
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The Second Sex The Second Sex (Paperback)
by (shelved 104 times as existentialism)
avg rating 4.18 — 46,886 ratings — published 1949
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The Age of Reason (Roads to Freedom, #1) The Age of Reason (Roads to Freedom, #1)
by (shelved 100 times as existentialism)
avg rating 3.98 — 15,941 ratings — published 1945
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The Idiot The Idiot (Paperback)
by (shelved 93 times as existentialism)
avg rating 4.21 — 214,096 ratings — published 1869
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Irrational Man: A Study in Existential Philosophy Irrational Man: A Study in Existential Philosophy (Paperback)
by (shelved 90 times as existentialism)
avg rating 4.10 — 2,639 ratings — published 1958
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The Death of Ivan Ilych The Death of Ivan Ilych (Paperback)
by (shelved 82 times as existentialism)
avg rating 4.14 — 216,761 ratings — published 1886
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A Happy Death A Happy Death (Paperback)
by (shelved 80 times as existentialism)
avg rating 3.81 — 24,908 ratings — published 1971
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Siddhartha Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 75 times as existentialism)
avg rating 4.08 — 867,081 ratings — published 1922
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The Gay Science: With a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs The Gay Science: With a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 67 times as existentialism)
avg rating 4.26 — 20,317 ratings — published 1882
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No Longer Human No Longer Human (Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as existentialism)
avg rating 3.95 — 244,808 ratings — published 1948
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El túnel El túnel (Paperback)
by (shelved 63 times as existentialism)
avg rating 4.02 — 92,500 ratings — published 1948
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Existentialism: A Very Short Introduction Existentialism: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as existentialism)
avg rating 3.49 — 1,800 ratings — published 2006
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Demons Demons (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as existentialism)
avg rating 4.30 — 61,782 ratings — published 1872
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The Woman in the Dunes The Woman in the Dunes (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as existentialism)
avg rating 3.88 — 38,836 ratings — published 1962
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Existentialism and Human Emotions Existentialism and Human Emotions (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as existentialism)
avg rating 3.81 — 4,953 ratings — published 1957
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Invisible Man Invisible Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as existentialism)
avg rating 3.92 — 201,004 ratings — published 1952
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On the Genealogy of Morals On the Genealogy of Morals (Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as existentialism)
avg rating 4.12 — 35,127 ratings — published 1887
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The Words: The Autobiography of Jean-Paul Sartre The Words: The Autobiography of Jean-Paul Sartre (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as existentialism)
avg rating 3.73 — 10,219 ratings — published 1963
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Ernest Becker
“Man cannot endure his own littleness unless he can translate it into meaningfulness on the largest possible level.”
Ernest Becker, The Denial of Death

Ernest Becker
“The road to creativity passes so close to the madhouse and often detours or ends there.”
Ernest Becker, The Denial of Death

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