Qu'est-ce que la littérature? Add a review

What Is Literature? (French: Qu'est-ce que la littérature?: ), also published as Literature and Existentialism,^1] is an essay by French philosopher and novelist Jean-Paul Sartre, published by Gallimard in 1948.^2] Initially published in freestanding essays across French literary journals Les Temps modernes, Situations I and Situations II, essays "What Is Writing?" and "Why Write?" were translated into English and published by the Paris-based literary journal Transition 1948.^3] The English translation by Bernard Frechtman was published in 1950.^4]