What was Sartre's opinion on his novel which included the character The Autodidact?
The Autodidact The Autodidact is a fictional character from Jean-Paul Sartre's 1938 novel, "Nausea." The Autodidact, who lives in Bouville near the protagonist Antoine Roquentin, passes his time by reading every book in the local library in alphabetical order. Self instruction is of critical importance to him, and provides the explanation for his odd behaviour and continual self-delusion.
Xavier de Maistre Xavier de Maistre (] ; 10 October 1763 – 12 June 1852) of Savoy (then part of the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia) lived largely as a military man, but is known as a French writer. The younger brother of noted philosopher and counter-revolutionary Joseph de Maistre, Xavier was born to an aristocratic family at Chambéry in October 1763. He served when young in the army of Piedmont-Sardinia, and in 1790 wrote his fantasy "Voyage autour de ma chambre" ("Voyage Around My Room", published 1794), when he was under arrest in Turin as the consequence of a duel.