No Exit — Jean-Paul Sartre Coleman’s Notes® Reader’s Companion | CN-071

Three people. One room. No escape.

Jean-Paul Sartre’s No Exit (Huis clos) places three dead strangers together in a room in hell. There are no flames, no instruments of torture and no conventional executioner.

Their punishment is one another.

As Garcin, Inès and Estelle reveal the truth about their lives, Sartre creates a compelling drama about freedom, responsibility, self-deception and the dangerous power of another person’s judgement.

This comprehensive Coleman’s Notes Reader’s Companion provides a clear and accessible guide to the entire play and the existentialist ideas behind it.

Inside you’ll find:

• Extended plot summary

• Detailed reading guide

• Full character studies

• Character relationship analysis

• Sartre and existentialism

• Occupied France and historical context

• Freedom and responsibility

• Bad faith and self-deception

• The gaze and other people

• Desire, possession and recognition

• Dramatic technique and language

• Symbols, motifs and setting

• Eight extended close readings

• Critical debates and interpretations

• Comparative study

• 50 reading and discussion questions

• Ten key episodes

• Twenty numbered key concepts

• Quick revision and essential reference

Whether you are studying Sartre, teaching the play, discussing it with a reading group or simply want to understand one of the twentieth century’s most influential dramas more deeply, this Reader’s Companion provides the context and analysis you need.

Part of French Literature Collection 2

CN-068 — The Plague — Albert Camus

CN-069 — The Stranger — Albert Camus

CN-070 — The Flies — Jean-Paul Sartre

CN-071 — No Exit — Jean-Paul Sartre

CN-072 — The Fall — Albert Camus

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Complete five-title Collection: £39.95

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