Troubled Sleep Author:Jean-Paul Sartre "A powerful, passionate and ironic analysis of the psychology of defeat." Thus the London Times characterized Troubled Sleep. Yet, on the most profound level, this deeply moving novel encompasses far more than defeat. Ranging from New York to Paris, from the last futile battles against the Wehrmacht to the grim struggle for survival in a German ... more »prisoner-of-war camp, the novel illumines courage as well as cowardice, hope as well as the blackest despair. It is at once a vivid rendering ofd an intensely poignant moment in history, and an indelible portrayal of the total spectrum of human feelings and reactions in a time of shattering collapse.« less