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| Original Title: | La Peste, La Chute, L'Exil et le royaume, Le Mythe de Sisyphe, Reflexions sur la peine capitale |
| ISBN: | 1857152786 (ISBN13: 9781857152784) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Albert Camus
Hardcover | Pages: 704 pages Rating: 4.35 | 918 Users | 37 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Plague, The Fall, Exile and The Kingdom and Selected Essays (Everyman's Library Classics, #278) |
| Author | : | Albert Camus |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | New Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 704 pages |
| Published | : | August 5th 2004 by Everyman's Library (first published 1959) |
| Categories | : | Philosophy. Fiction. Literature. Classics. Writing. Essays. Cultural. France. European Literature. French Literature |
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(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 assertion of humanity in the face of a universe devoid of order or meaning.
The Plague–written in 1947 and still profoundly relevant–is a riveting tale of horror, survival, and resilience in the face of a devastating epidemic. The Fall (1956), which takes the form of an astonishing confession by a French lawyer in a seedy Amsterdam bar, is a haunting parable of modern conscience in the face of evil. The six stories of Exile and the Kingdom (1957) represent Camus at the height of his narrative powers, masterfully depicting his characters–from a renegade missionary to an adulterous wife –at decisive moments of revelation. Set beside their fictional counterparts, Camus’s famous essays “The Myth of Sisyphus” and “Reflections on the Guillotine” are all the more powerful and philosophically daring, confirming his towering place in twentieth-century thought.
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I read the introduction about Camus, and the one essay that was really of any interest to me entitled 'The Myth of Sisyphus'..."the struggle itself towards the heights is enough to fill a man's heart."It's hard to know what to say about a writer like Camus. I've enjoyed his writing since reading "the Stranger" back in high school. Although "the Plague" is regarded as one of his finest works, I actually ended up enjoying "the Fall" the most. "The Exile and the Kingdom" were also very enjoyable.There are two essays included in this collection: "the Myth of Sisyphus," which I've read before and "Reflection on the Guillotine." The latter is an especially poignant read with regards to capital
Good existential novels and essays. The Fall is my favorite, but The Plague is good as well. His essays are hard to understand, but interesting. I don't agree with his stance against the death penalty explained in 'Reflections on the Guillotine.' But I loved The Myth of Sisyphus, even though it was very short. His shorter novels and essays are, to me, his best, such as The Stranger (sometimes called The Outsider) and The Fall. I can't even remember what his short stories were about; I guess that
I wanted to write a long note about how, once I'd finished rereading The Plague, it dawned on me that *this* story had played a giant role in forming my character. And to realize something like that is a bit profound. Perhaps it was due to the veil of fever I was reading through but I had to lie still awhile and cast myself back to the initial encounter and recall the kid I had been... That ferociously vigilant and angry kid appalled by the world of the 80's...sigh. Wanting, as Rimbaud wrote,
only read 'The Fall.' the other stuff was crappy. 'The Fall' teetered near the end but the first 2/3rds of it was damn great!
Read it and caught the flu. Beware.
I would of given this book a five, but it excludes The Stranger/The Outsider. Without this, I do not believe that is a true summary of Camus's contribution. However, The Fall and The Plague go further to detail Camus rebellion against French existentialism and his champion of Absurd philosophy.
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