existentialists?

kafka? sartre? bukowski?

i was told about bukowski by a friend of mine and id really like to check out some of his works. ive read some sartre but if theres any really good stories by him or some others thats are really good please let me know, id be very interested to check this out. i dont know very much about them so any info would be helpfull. and any others out there than you know of that are really great please let me know.

 

Being And Nothingness by Sartre is probably the greatest existential text you can find. However, it is rarely "understood". I have not read it in full, but I have skimmed over it and it looks quite readable. Best of luck!

 

If you are just starting to get into existentialism, don't jump right into "Being & Nothingness"...start with some of Sartre's fiction which introduces some of his major ideas, such as his novel "Nausea" and his play "No Exit". His essay "Existentialism Is a Humanism" is very readable and clearly states his beliefs. Also, although Camus never considered himself an existentialist, his book of essays called "The Myth of Sisyphus" is a wonderful introduction to the existentialist mindset.

 

read the stranger by albert camus
its a novel that has an existential basis
my favorite

 

Do not only read The Stranger, but most everything by Camus. Sartre is a good choice, as is Kafka, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, etc.

Great album in your sig, Stonerman420.

 

I enjoy Simone De Beauvoir's "The Ethics of Ambiguity".

 

Ralph Waldo Emerson is worth your time.

 

Emerson and Walt Whitman are the 2 I learned about in high school. Emerson has been on my list of favorite philosophers for years. I'm still more of an Epicurean.