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In the fictional French city of Bouville, historian Antoine Roquentin lives in isolation, researching an 18th-century aristocrat. As he documents his life in a diary, he grows increasingly disoriented and nauseated by the existence of objects and his own being, questioning the meaning of existence. His interactions with people and his work drive him deeper into existential despair and alienation. Nausea includes depictions of pedophilia, suicidal ideation, self-harm, and ableism, as well as references to sexual assault and contains racist stereotypes and language.