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1	Stranger more books like this by Albert Camus add to wishlist In this stylistically simple, first-person tale of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on an Algerian beach, Camus explored what he termed "the nakedness of man faced with the absurd." Through Meursault, Camus portrays a man who rejects the beliefs and life styles imposed on him by society. The events that lead to his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays more books like this by Albert Camus add to wishlist Camus's philosophical essay, published in 1942, begins with the statement: "There is only one really serious philosophical question, and that is suicide. Deciding whether or not life is worth living is to answer the fundamental question in philosophy. All other questions follow from that." Camus compares the absurdity of existence to the labours ... see all copies from $3.95! new only from $7.24! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Plague more books like this by Albert Camus add to wishlist Camus uses the plague-stricken city of Oran as a metaphor for Occupied France. This novel illustrates the paradox that from evil may come happiness, as well as the idea that only when faced with dire circumstances is humanity capable of finding existential purpose, fraternal affection, and the capacity for courage. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.42! \| first editions \| SVS
4	L'Etranger more books like this by Albert Camus add to wishlist The Stranger, unabridged. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.19! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt more books like this by Albert Camus add to wishlist Camus' major essay on the nature and origins of rebellion demonstrates how revolution, by its very nature, inevitably leads to new tyranny. Translated by Anthony Bower. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.36! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The fall more books like this by Albert Camus add to wishlist An expatriate Frenchman on the skids in Amsterdam spills his life story in a sleazy bar, revealing that he used to be a successful Paris lawyer. His downfall parallels the plight of all humanity in Camus's allegorical novel, which is a classic of existential literature. see all copies from $2.00! new only from $7.28! \| first editions \| SVS
7	A Happy Death more books like this by Albert Camus add to wishlist Technically this is Camus's first novel, composed when he was not yet 25, although it was not published until 1971, long after his death. A HAPPY DEATH lays the foundation for THE STRANGER, covering the same events and themes surrounding the arbitrary murder of an Arab man by an Algerian clerk. Here the treatment is somewhat more removed and ... see all copies from $2.23! new only from $8.40! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Caligula & three other plays. more books like this by Albert Camus add to wishlist 'One word to tell the reader what he will not find in this book. Although I have the most passionate attachment for the theater, I have the misfortune of liking only one kind of play, whether comic or tragic. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.39! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The first man more books like this by Albert Camus add to wishlist The manuscript to this unfinished novel was found in the wreckage of the car in which Camus perished. It was withheld from publication at the time of Camus' death, as it was believed that it would be savaged by his detractors. THE FIRST MAN is the first volume of Camus's projected epic, WAR AND PEACE, and covers the years of his childhood in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.59! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Peste more books like this by Albert Camus add to wishlist see all copies from $3.99! new only from $12.69! \| SVS
11	Plague V258 more books like this by Albert Camus add to wishlist Camus uses the plague-stricken city of Oran as a metaphor for Occupied France. This novel illustrates the paradox that from evil may come happiness, as well as the idea that only when faced with dire circumstances is humanity capable of finding existential purpose, fraternal affection, and the capacity for courage. see all copies from $1.99!
12 view cover	Notebooks 1935-1942 more books like this by Albert Camus add to wishlist see all copies from $2.49! first editions
13 view cover	The outsider more books like this by Albert Camus add to wishlist Meursault leads an apparently unremarkable bachelor life in Algiers until he commits a random act of violence. His lack of emotion and failure to show remorse only serve to increase his guilt in the eyes of the law, and challenges the fundamental values of society a set of rules so binding that any person breaking them is condemned as an outsider. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.06! \| first editions
14 view cover	Exile and the Kingdom more books like this by Albert Camus add to wishlist This volume contains six short stories about moments of epiphany in the midst of ordinary life, including "The Adulterous Woman," "The Renegade," "The Silent Men," "The Guest," "The Artist at Work," and "The Growing Stone." see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.95! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Myth of Sisyphus, the more books like this by Albert Camus add to wishlist In this profound and moving philosophical statement, Camus poses the fundamental question: is life worth living? If human existence holds no significance, what can keep us from suicide? As Camus argues, if there is no God to give meaning to our lives, humans must take on that purpose themselves. This is our absurd task, like Sisyphus forever ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.98! \| first editions
16	Exil Et Le Royaume more books like this by Albert Camus add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.35! \| SVS
17 view cover	Camus at Combat: Writing 1944-1947 more books like this by Albert Camus, Jacqueline Levi-Valensi (Editor), Professor Arthur Goldhammer (Translator) add to wishlist Paris is firing all its ammunition into the August night. Against a vast backdrop of water and stone, on both sides of a river awash with history, freedom's barricades are once again being erected. Once again justice must be redeemed with men's blood. Albert Camus (1913-1960) wrote these words in August 1944, as Paris was being liberated from ... see all copies from $4.55! new only from $17.24! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	The Plague, the Fall, Exile and the Kingdom, and Selected Essays more books like this by Albert Camus add to wishlist (Book Jacket Status: Jacketed) From one of the most brilliant and influential thinkers of the twentieth century-two novels, six short stories, and a pair of essays in a single volume. In both his essays and his fiction, Albert Camus (1913--1960) de-ployed his lyric eloquence in defense against despair, providing an affirmation of the brave ... see all copies from $12.00! new only from $14.33! \| SVS
19 view cover	Correspondence, 1932-1960 more books like this by Albert Camus, Jean Grenier, Jan F Rigaud (Translator) add to wishlist As a philosophy teacher, mentor, and friend, Jean Grenier (1898-1971) had an enormous influence on the young Albert Camus (1913-1960), who, in fact, acknowledged that Grenier's "Les Iles" had touched the very core of his sensibility and provided him with both a 'terrain for reflection, and a format' that he would later use for his own essays. ... see all copies from $3.37! new only from $4.98! \| first editions \| SVS
20	Chute by Albert Camus add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.95! \| SVS
21	Resistance,rebellion and death more books like this by Albert Camus add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.54! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Notebooks 1942-1951 more books like this by Albert Camus add to wishlist see all copies from $5.00! new only from $55.55! \| first editions
23 view cover	Le Mythe de Sisyphe more books like this by Albert Camus, Sur L'Absurde add to wishlist see all copies from $7.49! new only from $16.05! \| SVS
24 view cover	Notebooks 1951-1959 more books like this by Albert Camus, Ryan Bloom (Translator) add to wishlist The final journals of Albert Camus were withheld from publication in France for twenty-nine years after his death in 1960, and are now published in English for the first time. His final journals offer a rare, intimate glimpse into the mind of one of the most important men of letters and authors of twentieth-century French literature. see all copies from $16.03! new only from $16.61! \| SVS
25	Fall V223 more books like this by Albert Camus, Justin O'Brien (Translator) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.95! \| first editions

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