La vie de Jean-Paul Sartre

The life of Jean-Paul Sartre

Si vous vous intéressez à la philosophie, vous avez peut-être entendu parler de Jean-Paul Sartre.
If you're interested in philosophy, you may have heard of Jean-Paul Sartre.
Ne pas choisir, c'est encore choisir. est l'une de ses célèbres citations.
Not choosing is still a choice. is one of his famous quotes.
Sartre était un philosophe, journaliste, dramaturge, romancier et activiste politique français.
Sartre was a French philosopher, journalist, playwright, novelist and political activist.
Il est né à Paris en juin 1905.
He was born in Paris in June 1905.
Il était de ceux qui ont popularisé l'existentialisme.
He was one of those who popularized existentialism.
Il était également l'un des écrivains les plus célèbres de son temps.
He was also one of the most famous writers of his time.
Si vous vous intéressez à la philosophie, vous avez peut-être entendu parler de Jean-Paul Sartre.
If you're interested in philosophy, you may have heard of Jean-Paul Sartre.
Ne pas choisir, c'est encore choisir. est l'une de ses célèbres citations.
Not choosing is still a choice. is one of his famous quotes.
Sartre était un philosophe, journaliste, dramaturge, romancier et activiste politique français.
Sartre was a French philosopher, journalist, playwright, novelist and political activist.
Il est né à Paris en juin 1905.
He was born in Paris in June 1905.
Il était de ceux qui ont popularisé l'existentialisme.
He was one of those who popularized existentialism.
Il était également l'un des écrivains les plus célèbres de son temps.
He was also one of the most famous writers of his time.
Il a même obtenu un prix Nobel de littérature, mais il l'a refusé.
He even got a Nobel Prize in Literature, but he turned it down.
Voici pourquoi :
Here's why:
Tout d'abord, il a toujours refusé les prix officiels.
First of all, he always refused official prices.
Deuxièmement, il voulait rester libre et ne pas être associé à une institution.
Second, he wanted to stay free and not be associated with an institution.
Et enfin, il voulait que le prix Nobel soit distribué plus équitablement à travers le monde.
And finally, he wanted the Nobel Prize to be distributed more fairly around the world.
Car à l'époque, ce n'était pas vraiment le cas...
Because at the time, it wasn't really the case...
Sur un autre sujet, Sartre était très proche de Simone de Beauvoir depuis l'université.
On another subject, Sartre was very close to Simone de Beauvoir since university.
Vous la connaissez peut-être pour son essai féministe "Le deuxième sexe".
You may know her from her feminist essay "The Second Sex".
Ils étaient inséparables jusqu'à la mort de Jean-Paul Sartre.
They were inseparable until the death of Jean-Paul Sartre.
Il est décédé en 1980 à Paris.
He died in 1980 in Paris.
De nos jours, vous pouvez trouver sa tombe dans le cimetière de Montparnasse.
Nowadays you can find his grave in the Montparnasse cemetery.

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Quel est son prénom ?What is his first name?
a JeanJean
b Jean-PaulJean-Paul
c PaulPaul
d Paul-SartrePaul-Sartre
Question 2
Il a vécu au...He lived in the...
a Dix-huitième siècleEighteenth century
b Dix-neuvième siècleNineteenth century
c Vingtième siècleTwentieth century
d Vingt-et-unième siècleTwenty-first century
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Question 1
Quel est son prénom ?What is his first name?
a Jean Jean
b Jean-Paul Jean-Paul
c Paul Paul
d Paul-Sartre Paul-Sartre
Question 2
Il a vécu au...He lived in the...
a Dix-huitième siècle Eighteenth century
b Dix-neuvième siècle Nineteenth century
c Vingtième siècle Twentieth century
d Vingt-et-unième siècle Twenty-first century
Question 3
Il n'était pas...He was not a...
a Romancier Novelist
b Journaliste Journalist
c Scientifique Scientist
d Philosophe Philosopher
Question 4
Sa tombe se trouve dans...His grave is located in the...
a Le cimetière du Père-Lachaise Père-Lachaise Cemetery
b Le cimetière de Montparnasse. Montparnasse Cemetery.
c Un autre cimetière Another cemetery
d On ne sait pas We don't know
Question 5
Quel prix Nobel a-t-il refusé ?Which Nobel Prize did he refuse?
a Paix Peace
b Chimie Chemistry
c Physique Physics
d Littérature Literature
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