First published in 1939, a few years before his most influential
works in theatre and philosophy, The Wall was Sartre's first and
only collection of short fiction. The title piece tells the story
of a prisoner during the Spanish Civil War, on the eve of his
execution by a firing squad, who is told he will be spared if he
can betray the whereabouts of a fellow Republican. This leads him
to question his cause and his loyalty, as the mental torment that
he and two other inmates endure unfolds in unflinching detail. This
collection, which also includes `The Room', `Erostratus' and
`Intimacy' - short psychological tales in which with individuals
grapple with questions of madness, sexuality and death - as well as
`The Childhood of a Leader', the extended chronicle of a young
man's emotional deterioration and embrace of Fascism, provides a
fascinating and accessible introduction to the author who would
become the figurehead of Existentialism.
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