Introducing Camus
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| Rating | : | 4.76 (973 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1840460008 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. Alain Korkos is a highly-regarding illustrator and artist who lives in Paris, and has illustrated numerous adult and children's books. About the Author David Zane Mairowitz is also the author of Introducing Kafka. His plays for radio are produced in over twenty countries, and his radiophonic opera, The Voluptous Tango, won the Prix Italia Special Prize and the Sony Prize in 1997
Alain Korkos is a highly-regarding illustrator and artist who lives in Paris, and has illustrated numerous adult and children's books. David Zane Mairowitz is also the author of Introducing Kafka. . His plays for radio are produced in over twenty countries, and his radiophonic opera, The Voluptous Tango, won the Prix Italia Special Prize and the Sony Prize in 1997
This text traces the development of Albert Camus, from his impoverished background in Algeria, through his participation in the French Resistance movement during World War II, to his tragic death in a car crash in 1960. It explores the central theme of his work - the absurdity of existence in a universe without God or any ostensible purpose, and looks at his gradual estrangement from the Left-Bank intellectual milieu, thanks to his human "un-radical" views during the Algerian war for independence.
C.K. said Great value in money, time and effort. I wish I had picked up this book before I plodded through a THICK, renowed biography of Camus.Considering I wasn't writing a thesis on Camus, and was only interested in learning about the man for my own knowledge, "Introducing Camus" filled my needs very well.The book is set up like a comic b. Fine introduction to Camus's life and works Not every book in the "Introducing" series is good, but this dealing (in a comic book fashion) with the life and works of French author Albert Camus (1913-1960) is really fine. Two of his novels are covered at some length: "The Stranger" and "The Plague". Besides, we get his biography: his bi. Eric H. Roth said The Man Behind the Novels. Originally titled "Camus for Beginners", this concise biography combines personal information, short excerpts, and vivid cartoons to illuminate the man behind the modern literary myth.Although I had read The Fall, The Plague, The Stranger, and a few collections of essays a decade earlier, I h