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จินตนา ด� ำรงค์เลิศ 579 วารสาร ราชบัณฑิตยสถาน ปีที่ ๓๖ ฉบับที่ ๔ ต.ค.-ธ.ค. ๒๕๕๔ Abstract Érostrate : A Case Study of Anti-Hero Chintana Damronglert Associate Fellow of the Academy of Arts, The Royal Institute, Thailand Érostrate is a short story by Jean-Paul Sartre which was published in 1939. In the story the main character is an anti-hero who works a menial job and lives an insignificant routine life. He is out of touch with humanity. One day, he conceives of an idea to make himself famous. He would follow the path of mythological Greek character Érostrate. Érostrate burned down one of the Seven Wonders of the World; the Temple of Artemis, one of Zeus’ daughters. From this inspiration, he concocts a plan to shoot and kill people at random. When comes the time to implement his plan, he cannot bring himself to kill until he comes across a fat man in the middle of the street. The man evokes something inside him; prompting him to take a shot. After which, he runs and locks himself in a toilet in the nearest café. He tries to commit suicide but fails. In the end, he surrenders himself to the police. Key words : Anti-hero, Érostrate, Jean-Paul Sartre