The Outsider
  • Published:
    Sep-1987
  • Formats:
    Print / eBook
  • Main Genre:
    General Fiction
  • Pages:
    320
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The classic study of alienation, existentialism, and how great artists have portrayed characters who exist on the margins of society.
 
Published to immense acclaim in the mid-1950s, The Outsider helped make popular the literary concept of existentialism. Authors like Sartre, Kafka, Hemingway, and Dostoyevsky, as well as artists like Van Gogh and Nijinsky, delved for a deeper understanding of the human condition in their work, and Colin Wilson's landmark book encapsulated a character found time and time again: the outsider.
 
How does the outsider influence society? And how does society influence him? It's a question as relevant to today's iconic characters, from Don Draper to Voldemort, as it was when The Outsider was initially published. A fascinating study blending philosophy, psychology, and literature, Wilson's seminal work is a must-have for those who are fascinated by the character of the outsider.
 
“Luminously intelligent . . . A real contribution to our understanding of our deepest predicament.” -- Philip Toynbee
 
“Leaves the reader with a heightened insight into a crucial drama of the human spirit.” -- Atlantic Monthly
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EDITIONS
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    • Sep-1987
    • Jeremy P. Tarcher
    • Trade Paperback
    • ISBN: 0874772060
    • ISBN13: 9780874772067
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    • Apr-2012
    • Paupers' Press
    • eBook (Kindle)
    •  
    • Sep-2014
    • Diversion Books
    • eBook
    • ISBN: 1626813825
    • ISBN13: 9781626813823
    •  
    • Sep-2014
    • Diversion Books
    • eBook (Kindle)
    •  
    • Sep-2014
    • Diversion Books
    • eBook (Kindle)



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