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The Outsider
The classic study of alienation, creativity and the modern mind
'Excitingly written, with a sense of revelation' GUARDIAN
A genuine classic by a highly acclaimed, respected, and bestselling, author The Outsider received excellent review coverage on its first publication 'The most remarkable book on which the reviewer has ever had to pass judgement' Listener 'Few first authors have burst upon the world of serious books with such stunning and immediate success' Daily Express 'I am deeply grateful for this astonishing book' Edith Sitwell '[An] extraordinary book ... one of the most remarkable I have read for a long time' Cyril Connolly
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The Outsider was an instant literary sensation when it was first published in 1956, thrusting its youthful author into the front rank of contemporary writers and thinkers. Wilson rationalised the psychological dislocation so characteristic of Western creative thinking into a coherent theory of alienation, and defined those affected by it as a type: the Outsider.
Through the works and lives of various artists—including Kafka, Camus, Hemingway, Hesse, Lawrence, Van Gogh, Shaw, Nietzsche and Dostoevsky—Wilson explored the psyche of the Outsider, his effect on society and society's on him.
Nothing that has happened in the past four decades has made The Outsider any less relevant; it remains the seminal work on this most persistent of modern-day preoccupations.
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The Outsider by Colin Wilson received widespread acclaim. It was praised as a significant and successful debut, with many noting its enlightening and intelligently crafted narrative. Critics described it as an extraordinary and remarkable book, with some expressing gratitude for its depth and insight.
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ISBN: 9780753814321
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 06 December 2001
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 24.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 200g
Pages: 336
About the Author
Colin Wilson was a prominent philosopher and novelist. Wilson called his philosophy 'new existentialism'. He is perhaps best known for THE OUTSIDER. It has never been out of print and has been translated into over thirty languages.
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