The Words：The Autobiography of Jean-Paul Sartre

Jean-PaulSartre'sfamousautobiographyofhisfirsttenyearshasbeenwidelycomparedtoRousseau'sConfessions.Writtenwhenhewasfifty-nineyearsold，TheWordsisamasterpieceofself-analysis.Sartrethephilosopher，novelistandplaywrightbringstohisownchildhoodthesamerigorofhonestyandinsightheappliedsobrilliantlytootherauthors.Bornintoagentle，book-lovingfamilyandraisedbyawidowedmotheranddotinggrandparents，hehadachildhoodwhichmightbedescribedasonelongloveaffairwiththeprintedword.Ultimately，thisbookexploresandevaluatesthewholeuseofbooksandlanguageinhumanexperience.