{"product_id":"the-wall-by-jean-paul-sartre-9780714548517","title":"The Wall","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnly UK edition in print\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1939, a few years before his most influential works in theatre and philosophy, \u003cem\u003eThe Wall\u003c\/em\u003e was Sartre’s first and only collection of short fiction. The title piece tells the story of a prisoner during the Spanish Civil War, on the eve of his execution by a firing squad, who is told he will be spared if he can betray the whereabouts of a fellow Republican. This leads him to question his cause and his loyalty, as the mental torment that he and two other inmates endure unfolds in unflinching detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection, which also includes 'The Bed', 'Herostratus' and 'Intimacy', features short psychological tales in which individuals grapple with questions of madness, sexuality and death. It also contains 'The Childhood of a Leader', the extended chronicle of a young man’s emotional deterioration and embrace of Fascism. Altogether, it provides a fascinating and accessible introduction to the author who would become the figurehead of Existentialism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PTY Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47933354967276,"sku":"9780714548517","price":22.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780714548517-the-wall.jpg?v=1783867948","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-wall-by-jean-paul-sartre-9780714548517","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}