Sartre talked endlessly even in languages he barely knew

Evidence

By Sartre’s third visit, in 1948, Lionel Abel — who met him at a Partisan Review evening — was amazed at his loquacity in a language he barely knew: there was little Sartre could say, yet he never shut up. — Sarah Bakewell, At the Existentialist Café, 541

Categorization

• CANDY: A tiny, memorable character detail — Sartre never shutting up in a language he could barely speak — fun at dinner parties.
• SHARE: Send to anyone who loves existentialist biography trivia; also a point about how verbal energy defined Sartre’s presence regardless of linguistic competence.