Sarah Bakewell

About the Author

Sarah Bakewell is an acclaimed British author and historian renowned for her engaging explorations of philosophical ideas through the lives of influential thinkers. With a background in art history and a passion for making complex concepts accessible, she weaves narrative flair with intellectual rigor in her works. Bakewell's writing demystifies existentialism and humanism, drawing readers into the cafes and salons where great minds debated freedom, authenticity, and the human condition. Her debut major work, 'How to Live: Or A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer,' offers a vibrant portrait of the Renaissance essayist Michel de Montaigne, while 'At the Existentialist Café: Freedom, Being, and Apricot Cocktails with Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, Albert Camus, Martin Heidegger, Maurice Merleau-Ponty and Others' vividly recreates the mid-20th-century philosophical scene in Paris. Through her books, Bakewell invites contemporary audiences to ponder timeless questions about how to live meaningfully in an uncertain world.