Because his novels focus on key sociopolitical events that have contributed substantially toward the creation of the Modern Era, Malraux was, at first, thought to be a "committed" author, whose purpose was to further the cause of social revolution throughout the world. A careful reading of his novel, however, indicates that Malraux has little in common with the traditional "engage" writers, whose works attempt to enunciate an ideological point of view. Rather, he more closely resembles the "dominated" writers such as Dostoevsky and Faulkner who write as a way of resolving personal existential problems through literary projection. Nietzsche and Freud also played major roles in forming Malraux's literary perspective. The former for his announcement concerning "the death of God" and his call for the creation of the New Man, and the latter for his studies on the subconscious that he hoped would lead to the development...