Existentialist Books

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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 84 times as existentialist)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,426,489 ratings — published 1942
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Nausea Nausea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as existentialist)
avg rating 3.93 — 141,085 ratings — published 1938
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as existentialist)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,452,974 ratings — published 1915
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The Plague The Plague (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as existentialist)
avg rating 4.02 — 318,649 ratings — published 1947
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The Fall (Vintage International) The Fall (Vintage International)
by (shelved 22 times as existentialist)
avg rating 4.03 — 137,610 ratings — published 1956
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Waiting for Godot Waiting for Godot (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as existentialist)
avg rating 3.84 — 223,806 ratings — published 1951
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The Trial The Trial (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as existentialist)
avg rating 3.94 — 400,953 ratings — published 1925
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as existentialist)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,097,099 ratings — published 1866
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The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as existentialist)
avg rating 4.21 — 65,750 ratings — published 1942
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Notes from Underground Notes from Underground (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as existentialist)
avg rating 4.17 — 235,645 ratings — published 1864
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The Brothers Karamazov The Brothers Karamazov (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as existentialist)
avg rating 4.39 — 392,282 ratings — published 1880
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Being and Nothingness Being and Nothingness (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as existentialist)
avg rating 3.99 — 35,268 ratings — published 1943
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as existentialist)
avg rating 4.11 — 549,287 ratings — published 1984
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Existentialism is a Humanism Existentialism is a Humanism (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as existentialist)
avg rating 3.98 — 47,164 ratings — published 1946
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Fear and Trembling Fear and Trembling (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as existentialist)
avg rating 4.00 — 31,910 ratings — published 1843
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Thus Spoke Zarathustra Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as existentialist)
avg rating 4.07 — 178,269 ratings — published 1883
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Steppenwolf Steppenwolf (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as existentialist)
avg rating 4.13 — 217,775 ratings — published 1927
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The Myth of Sisyphus The Myth of Sisyphus (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as existentialist)
avg rating 4.17 — 97,228 ratings — published 1942
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The Rebel The Rebel (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as existentialist)
avg rating 4.13 — 19,123 ratings — published 1951
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as existentialist)
avg rating 4.37 — 891,228 ratings — published 1946
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No Exit No Exit (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as existentialist)
avg rating 4.11 — 47,210 ratings — published 1944
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as existentialist)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,918,692 ratings — published 1951
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Siddhartha Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as existentialist)
avg rating 4.08 — 885,106 ratings — published 1922
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El túnel El túnel (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as existentialist)
avg rating 4.02 — 96,358 ratings — published 1948
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At the Existentialist Café At the Existentialist Café (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as existentialist)
avg rating 4.24 — 19,452 ratings — published 2016
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The Death of Ivan Ilych The Death of Ivan Ilych (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as existentialist)
avg rating 4.14 — 229,813 ratings — published 1886
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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as existentialist)
avg rating 4.04 — 93,371 ratings — published 1967
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On the Genealogy of Morals On the Genealogy of Morals (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as existentialist)
avg rating 4.12 — 36,220 ratings — published 1887
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The Woman in the Dunes The Woman in the Dunes (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as existentialist)
avg rating 3.88 — 39,955 ratings — published 1962
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Either/Or: A Fragment of Life Either/Or: A Fragment of Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as existentialist)
avg rating 4.16 — 10,417 ratings — published 1843
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Being and Time Being and Time (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as existentialist)
avg rating 4.05 — 28,050 ratings — published 1927
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A Happy Death A Happy Death (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as existentialist)
avg rating 3.80 — 25,971 ratings — published 1971
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Exile and the Kingdom Exile and the Kingdom (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as existentialist)
avg rating 3.83 — 15,993 ratings — published 1957
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Beyond Good and Evil Beyond Good and Evil (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as existentialist)
avg rating 4.03 — 115,453 ratings — published 1886
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as existentialist)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,530,616 ratings — published 1948
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Existentialism and Human Emotions Existentialism and Human Emotions (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as existentialist)
avg rating 3.81 — 4,981 ratings — published 1957
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The Book of Disquiet The Book of Disquiet (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as existentialist)
avg rating 4.39 — 38,181 ratings — published 1982
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The Idiot The Idiot (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as existentialist)
avg rating 4.21 — 220,503 ratings — published 1869
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The Castle The Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as existentialist)
avg rating 3.91 — 76,549 ratings — published 1926
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Phenomenology of Perception Phenomenology of Perception (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as existentialist)
avg rating 4.18 — 6,464 ratings — published 1945
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Demons Demons (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as existentialist)
avg rating 4.31 — 63,948 ratings — published 1872
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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 6 times as existentialist)
avg rating 4.26 — 20,724 ratings — published 1882
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The Second Sex The Second Sex (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as existentialist)
avg rating 4.18 — 47,746 ratings — published 1949
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Invisible Man Invisible Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as existentialist)
avg rating 3.92 — 203,145 ratings — published 1952
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The Age of Reason (Roads to Freedom, #1) The Age of Reason (Roads to Freedom, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as existentialist)
avg rating 3.98 — 16,157 ratings — published 1945
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The Master and Margarita The Master and Margarita (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as existentialist)
avg rating 4.28 — 426,740 ratings — published 1967
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The Wall The Wall (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as existentialist)
avg rating 4.07 — 27,189 ratings — published 1939
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The Ethics of Ambiguity The Ethics of Ambiguity (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as existentialist)
avg rating 4.17 — 8,178 ratings — published 1947
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Irrational Man: A Study in Existential Philosophy Irrational Man: A Study in Existential Philosophy (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as existentialist)
avg rating 4.10 — 2,671 ratings — published 1958
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Aman Tiwari
“I do not believe in the uselessness of suffering. It might be a profound reason to live.”
Aman Tiwari, Memoir: The Cathartic Night

Ray Melnik
“He said I was a beautiful bird with a broken
wing. He said, help me and I’ll fly, but never away.”
Ray Melnik, GHOST IN THE PARK

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