8 must-read philosophy books like A History of Philosophy in the Twentieth Century by Christian Delacampagne

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A History of Philosophy in the Twentieth Century

By: Christian Delacampagne

3.73

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

In A History of Philosophy in the Twentieth Century, Christian Delacampagne reviews the discipline'…

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1. Nausea

By: Jean-Paul Sartre , Lloyd Alexander , Hayden Carruth

3.94

Format: 178 pages, Hardcover

Nausea is the story of Antoine Roquentin, a French writer who is horrified at his own existence. In… read more

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  • philosophy
"It was true, I had always realized it—I hadn’t any “right"

-Jean-Paul Sartre, Nausea

"Then time started flowing again and the emptiness grew larger."

-Jean-Paul Sartre, Nausea

"I see the insipid flesh blossoming and palpitating with abandon."

-Jean-Paul Sartre, Nausea

"My existence began to worry me seriously. Was I not a simple spectre?"

-Jean-Paul Sartre, Nausea

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2. La sociedad de la transparencia

By: Byung-Chul Han

3.92

Format: 290 pages,

Ningun otro lema domina hoy el discurso publico tanto como la transparencia. Segun Han, quien la re… read more

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  • philosophy
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3. At the Existentialist Café: Freedom, Being, and Apricot Cocktails

By: Sarah Bakewell

3.95

Format: 254 pages, Hardcover

Paris, near the turn of 1933. Three young friends meet over apricot cocktails at the Bec-de-Gaz bar… read more

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  • philosophy
  • history
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4. Existentialism Is a Humanism

By: Jean-Paul Sartre , Arlette Elkaïm-Sartre , Annie Cohen-Solal , None

4.25

Format: 159 pages, Paperback

It was to correct common misconceptions about his thought that Sartre accepted an invitation to spe… read more

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  • philosophy
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5. The Complete Essays

By: Michel de Montaigne , M.A. Screech

4.23

Format: 1344 pages, Paperback

Michel de Montaigne was one of the most influential figures of the Renaissance, singlehandedly resp… read more

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  • philosophy
  • history
"The thing I fear most is fear."

-Michel de Montaigne, The Complete Essays

"We should tend our freedom wisely."

-Michel de Montaigne, The Complete Essays

"Why do people respect the package rather than the man?"

-Michel de Montaigne, The Complete Essays

"To forbid us anything is to make us have a mind for it."

-Michel de Montaigne, The Complete Essays

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6. Mansfield Park

By: Jane Austen

3.87

Format: 488 pages, Paperback

Taken from the poverty of her parents' home in Portsmouth, Fanny Price is brought up with her rich … read more

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"I was quiet, but I was not blind."

-Jane Austen, Mansfield Park

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7. A History of Western Philosophy

By: Bertrand Russell

3.82

Format: None pages, Paperback

Since its first publication in 1945 Lord Russell's A History of Western Philosophyhas been universa… read more

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  • philosophy
  • history
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8. Descrédito del héroe; Manual de infractores

By: José Manuel Caballero Bonald , Julio Neira

3.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

Tres dimensiones: una biografica, otra artistica y otra social que conforman una poetica personalis… read more

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9. The Leopard

By: Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa , Archibald Colquhoun

4.01

Format: 319 pages, Paperback

The Sicilian prince Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa (1896-1957) died just after writing The Leopard, h… read more

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"While there’s death there’s hope"

-Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, The Leopard

"Cambiare tutto perché niente cambi."

-Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, The Leopard

"La eternidad amorosa dura pocos años."

-Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, The Leopard

"Nothing could be decently hated except eternity."

-Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, The Leopard

10. Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?

By: Mark Fisher

4.00

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

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11. Bright Lights, Big City

By: Jay McInerney

3.80

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

With the publication of Bright Lights, Big City in 1984, Jay McInerney became a literary sensation,… read more

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"Under the spell of alcohol your differences recede."

-Jay McInerney, Bright Lights, Big City

"It's the Abstract Expressionist approach to publishing. Throw ink at paper. Hope for pattern to emerge."

-Jay McInerney, Bright Lights, Big City

"The level of the room keeps changing. All of the surfaces swell and recede with oceanic rhytm. You are not quite all right. You are somewhat wrong."

-Jay McInerney, Bright Lights, Big City

"You feel that if only you could make yourself sit down at a typewriter you could give shape to what seems merely a chain reaction of pointless disasters."

-Jay McInerney, Bright Lights, Big City

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12. One Hundred Years of Solitude

By: Gabriel García Márquez , Gregory Rabassa

4.12

Format: 417 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The brilliant, bestselling, landmark novel that tells the story of the Buendia family, and chronicl… read more

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"Cease, cows, life is short."

-Gabriel García Márquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude

"There is always something left to love."

-Gabriel García Márquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude

"Children inherit their parents' madness."

-Gabriel García Márquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude

"بدأ يدرك كم يحب فى الواقع الأشخاص الذين كرههم أكثر من سواهم ."

-Gabriel García Márquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude

13. Las edades de Lulú

By: Almudena Grandes

3.62

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Sumida todavia en los temores de una infancia carente de afecto, Lulu, una nina de quince anos, suc… read more

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14. When We Cease to Understand the World

By: Benjamín Labatut

4.14

Format: 193 pages, Kindle Edition

One of The New York Times Book Review ’s 10 Best Books of 2021 Shortlisted for the 2021 Internat… read more

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  • philosophy
  • history
"Como la luna en el budismo, una partícula no existe; el acto de medición la vuelve un objeto real"

-Benjamín Labatut, When We Cease to Understand the World

"Reality, they said to those present, does not exist as something separate from the act of observation."

-Benjamín Labatut, When We Cease to Understand the World

"Una de las cosas que siempre me han sorprendido de Chile es la aversión que sentimos por la cordillera. No habitamos las montañas."

-Benjamín Labatut, When We Cease to Understand the World

"Solo una visione di insieme, come quella di un santo, di un pazzo o di un mistico, ci permetterà di decifrare la forma in cui è organizzato l’universo."

-Benjamín Labatut, When We Cease to Understand the World

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15. Shuna's Journey

By: Hayao Miyazaki

4.34

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

From legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki comes a new manga classic about a prince on a quest for a go… read more

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16. Söyleme Bilmesinler

By: Şermin Yaşar

4.37

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

“Yalansızız artık. Hâlâ birkaç sırrımız var. Ama yalansızız.” Evlenip aynı çatı altında yaşıyorl… read more

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17. The Years

By: Annie Ernaux

4.17

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Considered by many to be the iconic French memoirist’s defining work and a breakout bestseller when… read more

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  • history
"Sauver quelque chose du temps où l'on ne sera plus jamais."

-Annie Ernaux, The Years

"La profusion des choses cachait la rareté des idées et l'usure des croyances."

-Annie Ernaux, The Years

"The profusion of things concealed the scarcity of ideas and the erosion of beliefs."

-Annie Ernaux, The Years

"Je ne suis nulle part dans le temps. Il est l'ange qui fait revivre le passé, rend éternel."

-Annie Ernaux, The Years

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18. Intermezzo

By: Sally Rooney

4.34

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

An exquisitely moving story about grief, love, and family, from the global phenomenon Sally Rooney.… read more

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19. A History of Philosophy in the Twentieth Century

By: Christian Delacampagne

3.73

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

In A History of Philosophy in the Twentieth Century, Christian Delacampagne reviews the discipline'… read more

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  • philosophy
  • history
Cover of Medio siglo de arte: Últimas tendencias (1955-2005) by Javier Maderuelo Raso

20. Medio siglo de arte: Últimas tendencias (1955-2005)

By: Javier Maderuelo Raso

3.67

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Durante los últimos cincuenta años las artes han experimentado más cambios de los acaecidos en el r… read more

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21. Doce escritores contemporáneos (Spanish Edition)

By: Antonio Lorente Medina

3.67

Format: 809 pages, Kindle Edition

La extraordinaria abundancia cultural del periodo contemporáneo, de manera especial la riqueza en n… read more

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Sarah Bakewell

3.95

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4.23

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Bertrand Russell

3.82

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Benjamín Labatut

4.14

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4.11

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4.02

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