A fascinating existentialist novel, written in the form of a journal, about a historian who moves to a small port in northern France to research a biography he is intending to write. Whilst there his senses become dulled and he becomes increasingly disgusted by his own existence, finding no solace with friends or a woman he begins an affair with.

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Published Jan 17, 1969

178 pages

Average rating: 6.84

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I think the joke amongst other readers was that in reading this you experience real nausea, that’s what kept me in about 50 pages there but other than contracting nausea I felt this book was overall a success on human emotions.