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At the Existentialist Cafe: Freedom, Being, and Apricot Cocktails

Paris, near the turn of 1932-3. Three young friends meet over apricot cocktails at the Bec-de-Gaz bar on the rue Montparnasse. They are Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir and their friend Raymond Aron, who opens their eyes to a radical new way of thinking…”It`s not often that you miss your bus stop because you`re so engrossed in reading a book about existentialism, but I did exactly that…The story of Sartre, Beauvoir, Camus, Heidegger et al is strange, fun and compelling reading. If it doesn`t win awards, I will eat my copy”. (Independent on Sunday). “Bakewell shows how fascinating were some of the existentialists` ideas and how fascinating, often frightful, were their lives. Vivid, humorous anecdotes are interwoven with a lucid and unpatronising exposition of their complex philosophy…Tender, incisive and fair”. (Daily Telegraph). “Quirky, funny, clear and passionate…Few writers are as good as Bakewell at explaining complicated ideas in a way that makes them easy to understand”. (Mail on Sunday).

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