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21. El extranjero by Albert Camus, Albert Camus | |
Paperback: 124
Pages
(1971)
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Classic existentialism
el absurdo Luis Méndez ... Read more |
22. Albert Camus: A Life by Olivier Todd, Benjamin Ivry | |
Paperback: 448
Pages
(2000-03-31)
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Objective, reasonably comprehensive, workmanlike, and abridged
Excellent Book
Terrible abridgement
Terrible
Read the French Edition of this book. |
23. Lyrical and Critical Essays by Albert Camus | |
Mass Market Paperback: 384
Pages
(1970-09-12)
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An interesting literary work
A lyric poet in disguise
An Essential Ground Of Info.
Beautiful and insightfull |
24. The Plague (20th Century Texts, French) (French Edition) by Albert Camus | |
Hardcover: 386
Pages
(1959-12)
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25. Albert Camus's The Stranger (Bloom's Guides) | |
Hardcover: 93
Pages
(2008-04-30)
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A worthy contribution to the excellent Bloom's Guides series
Problems with Camus
Served its purpose
A book that speaks to your secret self.... The apparent indifference Mersault carries strikes one as inhuman: shrugging off his mother's death, swearing off the church, agreeing to marry in a heartbeat, and, most poignantly, accepting his fate - a death sentence.But the things Mersault is trying to say through the gaps between what's actually on the page is simple:it's all arbitrary, we're fools on a ball spinning around a star, and contentment is the simplest thing to feel amidst chaos. Although the murder and the trial, and definitely the funeral, are fantastic moral-bending existentialist scenes, what sticks with you in the dark of night, is as simple as the prose and also as endlessly complex:we're here, we'll never understand each other, we see what's most convenient to see, and we all die in the end anyway, whether or not our tenure here can be marked as "good" or "bad" or "moral".Not the most uplifting read in the world, but literature is a cruel mistress sometimes.
Condemned for being honest Although he isput on trial for killing an Arab, Mersault is actually condemned forfailing to grieve for his mother in public. Have any of you been to thefuneral of an elderly realative? Sometimes, despite the emotions you feelfor that person, the experience of the funeral is flat, meaningless andlogical. All of the love came before the event and will come again manytimes later. But somehow a funeral leaves one dry and plain. Mersaultexperienced his mother's death for what it was: a dry and uncomfortableevent. He did not put on a show for the people involved with the funeral orthose who knew the deceased. His actions were plain and honest. ButMerseault does have feelings for his mother. When he learns much later thatshe had a lover in the elderly home she occupied he feels glad for her.That moment of empathy if an extrordinary act of comppassion. It is also aprivate one. "The Stranger" reveals many simple truths aboutthe kind of people we are and it raises questions about the inegrity behindour thoughts and actions. It is a wonderful book whose value is easilyoverlooked by people who only put stock in a verbose work. ... Read more |
26. The Plague (Penguin Modern Classics) by Albert Camus | |
Paperback: 256
Pages
(2002-12-05)
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27. Albert Camus the Algerian: Colonialism, Terrorism, Justice by David Carroll | |
Paperback: 256
Pages
(2008-10-23)
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28. Notebooks 1942-1951 by Albert Camus, Justin O'Brien | |
Paperback: 274
Pages
(1991-09)
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29. Albert Camus: Elements of a Life by Robert Zaretsky | |
Hardcover: 200
Pages
(2010-01-04)
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Art's nobility is rooted in "the refusal to lie about what one knows, and the resistance to oppression."
A scholarly and insightful tome |
30. Camus at "Combat": Writing 1944-1947 by Albert Camus | |
Paperback: 384
Pages
(2007-08-13)
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More for the scholar than the general reader . . . and a postscript re FDR
Excellent insight into the author and the man.
Context
Truly powerful collection |
31. Caligula and Three Other Plays by Albert Camus | |
Mass Market Paperback: 320
Pages
(1962-02-12)
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Amazing as always
Which is more dangerous, insane people or insane societies?
What a play!
Great stage work from a master
To tell the reader what he WILL find in this book! I love Camus simply becausehe's the only writer/philosopher who 'beats you up' with the truth, andcomforts you with the notion, that he too has done this to himself.Hedoesn't try to replace your religion or your belief, or even question yourplace in the world.And he certainly didn't trade in one 'ism' for anotherlike his Toad-faced contemporary! Read this!It's wonderful.Camus sumsup life's absurdities simplier than Kierkergaard and a tad bitkinder--maybe even sublte--than Nietzsche (who in my estimation is the oneand only TRUE existential----maybe Che Guevara is a close second) ... Read more |
32. Albert Camus: From the Absurd to Revolt by John Foley | |
Paperback: 239
Pages
(2008-10)
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33. Correspondence, 1932-1960 by Albert Camus, Jean Grenier | |
Hardcover: 277
Pages
(2003-05-01)
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Editorial Review Product Description These enlightening letters offer invaluable glimpses into the development of Camus’s aesthetic ideas, literary production, and political stance. In contrast to the correspondence of Grenier, who throughout remains somewhat reticent about his life and doubtful about himself and his works, Camus’s letters are a window into his most profound thoughts and sensitivities, delving deeply into his psyche and, at times, revealing a side of the writer unfamiliar to us. Undoubtedly they allow us a better understanding of Albert Camus, the man and the artist. Jan F. Rigaud is an associate professor at Villanova University. Customer Reviews (1)
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34. The Rebel (Penguin Modern Classics) by Albert Camus | |
Paperback: 288
Pages
(2000-12-07)
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35. Albert Camus;: A study of his work by Philip Malcolm Waller Thody | |
Hardcover: 155
Pages
(1958)
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very good companion book |
36. The just; (Penguin plays) by Albert Camus | |
Paperback: 223
Pages
(1970)
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Justice Without Violence The assassin, in real life and in the play, is a man named Kaliayev.Camus' characterization is of a man dedicated to political change, but not through blind or senseless violence.Camus never endorsed or accepted the need for violence against "civilians" during a revolution, so he endows his characters with the same value.The small cell to which Kaliayev belongs in the play in dedicated to "justice* for the Russian people.They see their actions as self-sacrifice. At the start of the play, Kaliayev is selected to throw the bomb that will assassinate the Grand Duke.His first attempt ends in what might be considered failure--Kaliayev does not throw the bomb.The Duke was with his niece and nephew.Kaliayev cannot harm innocent children, and the group agrees with his decision. Camus' account is, according to most, historically accurate; the real Kaliayev was not interested in harming those whom he considered to be innocent. Breaking with history, Camus introduces a fictional character to illustrate the wrongs of the Communist Party.The character of Stepan Federov is a victim of the Czarist state.Due to his experiences under the Czar's legal system, he has become an extremist.Camus illustrates that some revolutionaries are acting upon emotion, not concern for their fellow citizens.Stepan tells the other terrorists that he would have killed children "if the organization commanded it." Stepan is the archetype of a Stalinist--the type of supporter of the Soviet Union that prevented Camus from supporting the Communist Party.Camus was a socialist and supported the idea of change, but not the idea that any means can be justified by the anticipated ends.What happens when a revolution fails?The innocent die for nothing, according to Camus. In the play, Kaliayev succeeds and assassinates the Grand Duke on the third try.The Grand Duchess Ella, sister of the Empress Alexandra, visits Kaliayev in prison; she is a kind and compassionate person.Again, Camus' account is based upon history.The Duchess even considers sparing the assassin's life.Kaliayev tells her that he wants to die--to avoid being a "murderer."At this moment in the play, Kaliayev adheres to basic existential ethics...he accepts the consequences of his actions. Camus even ends the play with another insult to communists.Dora, a woman, is selected for the next bombing.Historically, women were not allowed to be active in most revolutionary movements, not even the French Resistance.Camus always wondered why "the people" never included women, although it is no wonder, considering how difficult were his own relationships with the women in his life. The Just constitutes the third and final of Camus' works known as The Revolts; the first was the novel, Le Peste, or The Plague and the third, the essay, L'Homme Révolté, or The Rebel.
Dramatic Philosophy at it's very best!
you aren't right or wrong, you have an opinion |
37. The Fastidious Assassins (Penguin Great Ideas) by Albert Camus | |
Paperback: 128
Pages
(2008)
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38. Camus: Portrait of a Moralist by Stephen Eric Bronner | |
Paperback: 200
Pages
(2009-10-01)
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Editorial Review Product Description Decades after his death, Albert Camus (1913–1960) is still regarded as one of the most influential and fascinating intellectuals of the twentieth century. This biography by Stephen Eric Bronner explores the connections between his literary work, his philosophical writings, and his politics. Camus illuminates his impoverished childhood, his existential concerns, his activities in the antifascist resistance, and the controversies in which he was engaged. Beautifully written and incisively argued, this study offers new insights—and above all—highlights the contemporary relevance of an extraordinary man. “A model of a kind of intelligent writing that should be in greater supply. Bronner manages judiciously to combine an appreciation for the strengths of Camus and nonrancorous criticism of his weaknesses. . . . As a personal and opinionated book, it invites the reader into an engaging and informative dialogue.”—American Political Science Review “This concise, lively, and remarkably evenhanded treatment of the life and work of Albert Camus weaves together biography, philosophical analysis, and political commentary.”—Science & Society |
39. The Outsider by Albert Camus | |
Mass Market Paperback:
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(1981)
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40. The Stranger [ 1946 ] a novel by Albert Camus (V-2, a Vintage Book) by Albert Camus | |
Mass Market Paperback: 154
Pages
(1946)
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