Philip Hensher

‘Existentialism? I don’t know what it is’

Sarah Bakewell reminds us how popular — and de rigueur — the philosophy once was, even though very few people understood it

issue 27 February 2016
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  • At the Existentialist Café: Freedom, Being and Apricot Cocktails

    Sarah Bakewell

    Chatto, pp. 440

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