| Description |
x, 181 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-175) and index. |
| Contents |
Regarding Camus -- 1939, from County Mayo to Kabylia -- 1945, a moralist on the barricades -- 1952, French tragedies -- 1956, silence follows. |
| Summary |
"Robert Zaretsky considers why Albert Camus mattered in his own lifetime and continues to matter today, focusing on key moments that shaped Camus's development as a writer, a public intellectual, and a man. Each chapter is devoted to a specific event: Camus's visit to Kabylia in 1939 to report on the conditions of the local Berber tribes; his decision in 1945 to sign a petition to commute the death sentence of collaborationist writer Robert Brasillach; his famous quarrel with Jean-Paul Sartre in 1952 over the nature of communism; and his silence about the war in Algeria in 1956."--Dust jacket. |
| Subject |
Camus, Albert, 1913-1960 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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| ISBN |
9780801448058 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0801448050 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
40017785414 |
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