<p>Well, what nonantianarchist said about Man’s Search for Meaning may be true, however I wouldn’t recommend reading that in conjunction with existential literature. The author, Victor Frankl, is not an existentialist. Frankl believes that the meaning of life is to search and find meaning in life, a task he believes is possible. Existentialists believe that such pursuits are ultimately futile and that we should accept the absurdity and angst of a human condition devoid of meaning. Read a lot of both, or one or the other. However, reading just man’s search for meaning and a book or two on existentialism will leave you confused since they are not the same thing. </p>
<p>I’d recommend you read Jean-Paul Sartre’s “Existentialism is a Humanism” which is a short essay that can be read in a couple hours to give you an introduction to the material. Other than that, I would recommend that you buy an introduction to the body of literature and look for something you find personally meaningful.</p>