The Story I Tell Myself: A Venture in Existentialist Autobiography

Best known as the writer who introduced French existentialism to English-speaking readers through her translation of Sartres Being and Nothingness Hazel E. Barnes has written an autobiography that is both the success story of a professional woman as well as a profoundly moving reflection on growing older. Transcending the personal details of her life Barnes memoir stands as an important contribution to the intellectual history of our century. "An intimate record of our times and of the ongoing issues that challenge us to define ourselves over and over again."Kirkus Reviews "An engaging autobiography that spans not only Barnes self-identified period of flourishing but virtually all the twentieth century."Library Journal "Thoughtful gracefully written reflections. . . . Readers will be glad they pursued an unusual womans intellectual and personal journey."Booklist "An accessible wonderfully written book packed with wisdom and insight."Denver Post "Absorbing and satisfying."Gertrude Reif Hughes Womens Review of Books