Time on the US publicity trail with British author Sarah Bakewell revealed enduring angst about Sartre,de Beauvoir and the meaning of freedom itselfBemelmans Bar at the Carlyle Hotel is a fitting residence to meet Sarah Bakewell to discuss her original book, At the Existentialist Cafe. Not for the wall art by the bar’s namesake, and Ludwig,the author of the Madeline stories (“In old houses in Paris that were covered in vines, lived 12 existentialists writing lines upon lines”) but for the convivial din. Related: At the Existentialist Café: Freedom, or Being,and Apricot Cocktails by Sarah Bakewell – review Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com