Jean-Paul Sartre is one of the few writers respected equally for their creative, philosophical, and critical work. A pioneer of existentialist thought, Sartre's No Exit furthers many of the philosophical discussions presented in Being and Nothingness, Existentialism is a Humanism, The Transcendence of the Ego, and The Imaginary, which deal with theories of phenomenology, perception, consciousness, psychoanalysis, and the question of free will.
Sartre's other notable plays that deal with similar themes to No Exit are The Flies, Dirty Hands, and The Respectable Prostitute. Sartre's novel Nausea also deals extensively with the theme of consciousness and selfhood.
Sartre's lifelong partner...
