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BOOKS by albert camus

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Stranger

Stranger more books like this

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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 ...

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Plague

Plague more books like this

by Albert Camus

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.

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The fall

The fall more books like this

by Albert Camus

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.

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The first man

The first man more books like this

by Albert Camus

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 ...

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L'Etranger

L'Etranger more books like this

by Albert Camus

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 ...

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Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays

Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays more books like this

by Albert Camus

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 ...

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The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt

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by Albert Camus

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.

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A Happy Death

A Happy Death more books like this

by Albert Camus

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 ...

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Exile and the Kingdom

Exile and the Kingdom more books like this

by Albert Camus

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."

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Caligula & three other plays.

Caligula & three other plays. more books like this

by Albert Camus

'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.

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La Peste more books like this

by Albert Camus

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.

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Myth of Sisyphus, the more books like this

by Albert Camus

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The rebel more books like this

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Resistance,rebellion and death more books like this

by Albert Camus

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The outsider more books like this

by Albert Camus

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Lyrical and Critical Essays more books like this

by Albert Camus

'The literary output of Albert Camus was exceptionally concentrated and well organized, so that each part of it throws light on other parts....Here now, for the first time in a complete English translation, we have Camus' three little volumes of essays, plus a selection of his critical comments on literature and on his own place in it. As might be ...

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Plague V258 more books like this

by Albert Camus

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.

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Notebooks 1935-1942 more books like this

by Albert Camus

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Le Premier Homme more books like this

by Albert Camus

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Fall V223 more books like this

by Albert Camus, Justin O'Brien (Translator)

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Notebooks 1942-1951 more books like this

by Albert Camus

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Le Mythe de Sisyphe more books like this

by Albert Camus, Sur L'Absurde

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The Plague, the Fall, Exile and the Kingdom, and Selected Essays more books like this

by Albert Camus

(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 ...

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American Journals more books like this

by Albert Camus

Albert Camus remains one of the most important writers of the 20th century. Camus's observations of American life are at once insightful and hard-hitting; a reflection of his own dreams, fears, and desires; and a symbol of his intense struggle to find an ethic in that sober decade of human history.

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Between Hell and Reason more books like this

by Albert Camus, Alexandre De Gramont (Translator), Elisabeth Young-Bruehl (Foreword by)

Collected for the first time in English, 41 of Albert Camus's Combat essays trace the evolution of moral and political themes central to his literary works

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