Le mythe de Sisyphe vs Le neveu de Rameau: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: French literature, Philosophy
Le mythe de Sisyphe
“THERE is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide.”
«Il n'y a qu'un problème philosophique vraiment sérieux: c'est le suicide.» Avec cette formule foudroyante, qui semble rayer d'un trait toute la philosophie, un jeune homme de moins de trente ans commence son analyse de…
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Le neveu de Rameau
In a famous Parisian chess café, a down-and-out, HIM, accosts a former acquaintance, ME, who has made good, more or less. They talk about chess, about genius, about good and evil, about music, they gossip about the…
The verdict
- Readers rate Le mythe de Sisyphe highest: Le mythe de Sisyphe 4.2 · Le neveu de Rameau 3.5.
- Le mythe de Sisyphe has the widest readership — 107295 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Le mythe de Sisyphe | Le neveu de Rameau | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (107295) | 3.5 (1984) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (2) |
| Google Books | — | 3.0 (1) |
Reception
| Le mythe de Sisyphe | Le neveu de Rameau | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 107295 | 1984 |
| Editions | 82 | 50 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 233058 | 1968 |
| Reading it now | 20745 | 78 |
| Written reviews | 9319 | 174 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 798 |
| Pages | 68 | 159 |