19 Books to Read In April
Vengeful villagers, philandering philosophers, salty seafarers...and poetry aplenty
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At the Existentialist Café
By Sarah Bakewell
448 pages;
Other Press
Would you believe Sartre and Beauvoir (with an assist from Raymond Aron) basically invented existentialism over cocktails in a Paris café? If you miss the days of hotly debating the precepts of your favorite philosophers, this account of a movement's beginning will take you back.
— Dotun Akintoye
Published 03/30/2016
