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Nausea Allusions & Cultural References

When authors refer to other great works, people, and events, it’s usually not accidental. Put on your super-sleuth hat and figure out why.

Literary and Philosophical References

  • Stendhal, The Charterhouse of Parma (19.125).
  • Emily Bronte (29.73).
  • Jules Michelet, The History of France (29.96)
  • Honoré de Balzac, Eugenie Grandet (12.38)

Historical References

  • World War One (24.33, 24.167)
  • Benozzo Gozzoli (painter) (33.48)
  • Assassination of Paul I of Russia (6.7)

Pop Culture References

  • "The Man I Love" by George Gershwin (22.39)
  • "Some of These Days" by Shelton Brooks (7.28, 33.49).