Albert Camus Books

Featuring the most significant lectures and speeches of a Nobel Prize winner, this collection presents a fresh English translation by Quintin Hoare. It showcases the enduring impact of the author's ideas and insights, making it a vital resource for those interested in their influential thoughts and contributions. This marks the first time these important works are available in English, enriching the understanding of the author's legacy.

From 1935 until his death, Albert Camus kept a series of notebooks to sketch out ideas for future works, record snatches of conversations and excerpts from books he was reading, and jot down his reflections on death and the horror of war, his feelings about women and loneliness and art, and his appreciations for the Algerian sun and sea. These three volumes, now available together for the first time in paperback, include all entries made from the time when Camus was still completely unknown in Europe, until he was killed in an automobile accident in 1960, at the height of his creative powers. In 1957 he had been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. A spiritual and intellectual autobiography, Camus' Notebooks are invariably more concerned with what he felt than with what he did. It is intriguing for the reader to watch him seize and develop certain themes and ideas, discard others that at first seemed promising, and explore different types of experience. Although the Notebooks may have served Camus as a practice ground, the prose is of superior quality, which makes a short spontaneous vignette or a moment of sensuous beauty quickly captured on the page a small work of art.Here is a record of one of the most unusual minds of our time.

This final volume, recorded over the last nine years of his life, takes on the characteristics of a personal diary.--[book jacket].

Brings together a collection of the writer's novels, short stories, and essays, including "The Plague," a tale of survival and resilience in the face of a devastating epidemic, and "The Fall," in which a French lawyer makes an astonishing confession.

From 1935 until his death, Albert Camus kept a series of notebooks to sketch out ideas for future works, record snatches of conversations and excerpts from books he was reading, and jot down his reflections on death and the horror of war, his feelings about women and loneliness and art, and his appreciations for the Algerian sun and sea. These three volumes, now available together for the first time in paperback, include all entries made from the time when Camus was still completely unknown in Europe, until he was killed in an automobile accident in 1960, at the height of his creative powers. In 1957 he had been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. A spiritual and intellectual autobiography, Camus' Notebooks are invariably more concerned with what he felt than with what he did. It is intriguing for the reader to watch him seize and develop certain themes and ideas, discard others that at first seemed promising, and explore different types of experience. Although the Notebooks may have served Camus as a practice ground, the prose is of superior quality, which makes a short spontaneous vignette or a moment of sensuous beauty quickly captured on the page a small work of art.Here is a record of one of the most unusual minds of our time.

Inspired by the myth of a man condemned to ceaselessly push a rock up a mountain and watch it roll back to the valley below, 'The Myth of Sisyphus' transformed 20th century philosophy with its impassioned argument for the value of life in a world without religious meaning

This volume contains some of Camus' most powerful political writing as he reflects on moral responsibility and the role of the artist in the world. 'Letters to a German Friend' was Camus' first wartime intervention, written in 1943 in order 'to make our battle more effective'. 'Reflections on the Guillotine' is his impassioned polemic against the death penalty. And in his Nobel lecture, Camus argues against 'Art for art's sake' and brilliantly sets out his vision of the artist's responsibilities.

Written when execution by guillotine was still legal in France, Albert Camus' devastating attack on the 'obscene exhibition' of capital punishment remains one of the most powerful, persuasive arguments ever made against the death penalty.

By one of the most profoundly influential thinkers of our century, The Rebel is a classic essay on revolution. For Albert Camus, the urge to revolt is one of the "essential dimensions" of human nature, manifested in man's timeless Promethean struggle against the conditions of his existence, as well as the popular uprisings against established orders throughout history. And yet, with an eye toward the French Revolution and its regicides and deicides, he shows how inevitably the course of revolution leads to tyranny, as old regimes throughout the world collapse, The Rebel resonates as an ardent, eloquent, and supremely rational voice of conscience for our tumultuous times.Translated from the French by Anthony Bower.

"In association with the Eric Voegelin Society."

This volume contains some of Camus' most intimate writing, as he reflects on his identity and childhood in Algeria and celebrates the beauty of the Mediterranean. The Wrong Side and the Right Side, Camus' first book and most openly autobiographical work, describes his early years in a working-class neighbourhood in Algiers and includes memorable portraits of his mother, grandmother and uncle. Nuptials rejoices in the sun, landscape and sea, and the physical and spiritual freedom they offer to even the poorest. And in Summer Camus evocatively depicts the sunlit cities of Algiers and Oran.

Meursault, his anti-hero, will not lie. When his mother dies, he refuses to show his emotions simply to satisfy the expectations of others. And when he commits a random act of violence on a sun-drenched beach near Algiers, his lack of remorse compounds his guilt in the eyes of society and the law. Yet he is as much a victim as a criminal.

"The people of Oran, a coastal town in North Africa, are in the grip of a deadly plague that condemns its victims to a swift and horrifying death. The plague begins with a series of unheeded warnings; panic, isolation, and claustrophobia soon follow, as the townspeople are forced into quarantine. Each person responds in their own way: some resign themselves to fate, some seek blame, and a few, like Dr. Rieux, resist the terror"--back cover

Adaring critique of communism and how it had gone wrong behind the Iron Curtain, Camus' essay examines the revolutions in France and Russia, and argues that since they were both guilty of producing tyranny and corruption, hope for the future lies only in revolt without revolution.

Jean-Baptiste Clamence is a soul in turmoil. Over several drunken nights in an Amsterdam bar, he regales a chance acquaintance with his story. From this successful former lawyer and seemingly model citizen a compelling, self-loathing catalogue of guilt, hypocrisy and alienation pours forth. The Fall is a brilliant portrayal of a man who has glimpsed the hollowness of his existence. But beyond depicting one man's disillusionment, Camus's novel exposes the universal human condition and its absurdities - for our innocence that, once lost, can never be recaptured . . .

Translated by Anthony Bower With an Introduction by Oliver Todd 'A conscience with style' V.S. Pritchett The Rebel (1951) is Camus's 'attempt to understand the time I live in' and a brilliant essay on the nature of human revolt. Here he makes a daring critique of communism - how it had gone wrong behind the Iron Curtain and the resulting totalitarian regimes. And he questions two events held sacred by the left wing - the French Revolution of 1789 and the Russian Revolution of 1917 - that had resulted, he believed, in the use of terrorism as a political instrument. In this towering intellectual document, Camus argues that hope for the future lies in revolt with revolution - a chance to achieve change without losing our freedom. 'The last French intellectual to take the side of humanity and talk its language . . . a figure of immense moral stature' Sunday Times Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature

This collection features four thought-provoking masterworks by the Nobel Prize-winning author, presented in a new American translation by Ryan Bloom. It includes Camus's final versions of the plays, along with deleted scenes and alternate dialogue, making this the first time they are available in English. While renowned for his novels exploring absurdism, Camus found joy in the theater, calling it "one of the only places in the world I'm happy." After forming two troupes in Algeria, he moved to Paris, where he staged these original works between 1944-1949. Caligula, his first full-length play, explores the Roman emperor's grief over his sister Drusilla's death, raising existential questions about living in the face of time's relentless passage. The collection also includes The Misunderstanding, which delves into the complexities of longing for home versus the allure of elsewhere; The Just, which examines the ethical dilemmas surrounding political assassination; and State of Emergency, an allegorical piece featuring The Plague as a character, offering fresh insights into contemporary struggles with disease and authoritarianism. Together, these plays illuminate the depths of human experience and the moral dilemmas we face.

a collection of short stories by French novelist Albert CamusBest known for his existentialist novel The Outsider, set in French-occupied Algeria, Albert Camus was profoundly influenced by the landscapes, towns and traditions of his youth. Selected here are some of his finest personal essays about Algeria and its environs, including the luminous ‘Nuptials at Tipasa’, one of his earliest works where he developed the themes that would inform his later philosophy: to thrive now, without hope for paradise, as mortal life alone can be worthwhile.Series: Penguin ArchiveA new thematic collection of stories taken out of several of of his original works:L'envers et l'endroit (1937)Noces (1939)L été (1954)

Set against the backdrop of Algeria, the novel portrays an epidemic that prompts characters to confront isolation and existential crises. As suffering escalates, they engage in deep philosophical reflections on morality and resilience. Camus explores the randomness of death and the absurdity of existence, illustrating how individuals grapple with despair while seeking meaning. The narrative emphasizes community solidarity and compassion amid crisis, ultimately serving as a meditation on the human condition and the courage required to face life's inherent absurdities.

Albert Camus, a prominent French writer, is celebrated for his influential novels and philosophical works. However, his journals, kept from 1935 to 1959, provide a personal insight into his thoughts and experiences. Beautifully retranslated by Ryan Bloom and introduced by Alice Kaplan, this collection showcases Camus's reflections during his visits to the United States in 1946 and South America in 1949. At the time of his 1946 trip, Camus was largely unknown in America, but the impending publication of "The Stranger" would soon change that, propelling him to literary stardom. By 1949, he had become an international celebrity. His journals from these journeys capture his impressions, frustrations, and aspirations, revealing vivid first encounters with New York City, interactions with publishers, and moments shared with fellow travelers. Camus's candidness shines through as he expresses irritation with mediocrity and grapples with health issues, while also finding joy in landscapes, women, and his philosophical musings. Now available in English after a long absence, these journals invite readers to accompany the existentialist thinker on his journey, exploring his passions and concerns in his unique voice.

Told as a novel, this is a moving account of the author's poverty-stricken childhood in Algeria, the love of his mother and the old schoolteacher who saved him from ignorance. The book acts as a novel on Algeria, on the relationship between man and the land, and between the French and Arabs.

Chaos prevails when the bubonic plague strikes the Algerian coastal city of Oran. A haunting tale of human resilience in the face of unrelieved horror, Camus' novel about a bubonic plague ravaging the people of a North African coastal town is a classic of twentieth-century literature

More than fifty years after Algerian independence, Albert Camus "Algerian Chronicles" appears here in English for the first time. Published in France in 1958, the same year the Algerian War brought about the collapse of the Fourth French Republic, it is one of Camus most political works an exploration of his commitments to Algeria. Dismissed or disdained at publication, today "Algerian Chronicles, " with its prescient analysis of the dead end of terrorism, enjoys a new life in Arthur Goldhammer s elegant translation. Believe me when I tell you that Algeria is where I hurt at this moment, Camus, who was the most visible symbol of France s troubled relationship with Algeria, writes, as others feel pain in their lungs. Gathered here are Camus strongest statements on Algeria from the 1930s through the 1950s, revised and supplemented by the author for publication in book form. In her introduction, Alice Kaplan illuminates the dilemma faced by Camus: he was committed to the defense of those who suffered colonial injustices, yet was unable to support Algerian national sovereignty apart from France. An appendix of lesser-known texts that did not appear in the French edition complements the picture of a moralist who posed questions about violence and counter-violence, national identity, terrorism, and justice that continue to illuminate our contemporary world.

Part of the Penguin Classics campaign celebrating 100 years of Albert Camus, A Sea Close Byreveals the writer as a sensual witness of landscapes, the sea and sailing. It is a light, summery day-dream. Accompanying The Sea Close Byis the essay Summer in Algiers, a lovesong to his Mediterranean childhood. 'The bay, the sun, the red and white games on the seaward terraces, the flowers and sports stadiums, the cool-legged girls.'

In these speeches Camus argues passionately that the artist has a responsibility to challenge, provoke and speak up for those who cannot

Is it possible to die a happy death? This title tells the story of a young Algerian, Mersault, who defies society's rules by committing a murder and escaping punishment, then experimenting with different ways of life and finally dying a happy man.

These haunting and evocative stories, many set in the shimmering desert fringes of Camus's native Algeria, were written when he was at the height of his powers as the youngest French writer to win the Nobel Prize for literature . They deal with exile - spiritual, mental or physical - depicting men and women at decisive and revelatory moments of their lives. Each seeks liberation, an escape into another world, yet the result is often not freedom but imprisonment of another kind instead . . .

This text consists of two notebooks that the Nobel laureate kept during a short trip to the U.S. in 1946 and during a longer stay in Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and Chile in 1949 periods of stress and hectic public appearances, when he was tired, nervous, ill and vulnerable. If these journals were not by Camus, they might be regarded as "meaningless bits and pieces" (his own description) that do not merit publication. But 27 years after his death, almost anything from his pen possesses value for students of French literature. Since many of these fragments later turned up in his published writings, their major interest stems from the fact that they show how Camus passed from rough notes to a finished work. The introduction was written by the author's longtime editor at Gallimard.

The exquisite manga adaptation of one of the world's greatest 20th century fiction classics'My mother died today. Or maybe yesterday, I don't know.'A stranger to society, a stranger to his own life, Meursault seems indifferent to everything. In The Outsider, Camus explores the alienation of an individual who refuses to conform to social norms. When his mother dies, he refuses to show his emotions simply to satisfy the expectations of others. And when he commits a random act of violence on a sun-drenched beach near Algiers, his lack of remorse compounds his guilt in the eyes of society and the law. Yet he is as much a victim as a criminal.A first in Penguin Modern Classics, Camus' classic existentialist novel is told through Ryota Kurumado's powerful artwork. Unlike previous editions of Camus' novel, Meursault and other characters' emotions are drawn out through stunning illustrations and seen for the first time. A rare and challenging feat, Kurumado's manga adaptation makes a novel first published in 1942 feel contemporary.

Camus's writing confronts the great philosophical dilemmas of our time with piercing clarity. These three powerful and evocative stories are heavy with the weight of the human condition, and rich with atmosphere. In them, an ageing labourer, a woman travelling in North Africa with her husband, and a schoolteacher tasked with transporting a prisoner each face their own moral crises.

A group of eight essays originally published in the 1954 Camus collection "L'ete".

A visually stunning adaptation of Albert Camus’ masterpiece that offers an exciting new graphic interpretation while retaining the book’s unique atmosphere. The day his mother dies, Meursault notices that it is very hot on the bus that is taking him from Algiers to the retirement home where his mother lived; so hot that he falls asleep. Later, while waiting for the wake to begin, the harsh electric lights in the room make him extremely uncomfortable, so he gratefully accepts the coffee the caretaker offers him and smokes a cigarette. The same burning sun that so oppresses him during the funeral walk will once again blind the calm, reserved Meursault as he walks along a deserted beach a few days later—leading him to commit an irreparable act. This new illustrated edition of Camus's classic novel The Stranger portrays an enigmatic man who commits a senseless crime and then calmly, and apparently indifferently, sits through his trial and hears himself condemned to death.

"Here now, for the first time in a complete English translation, we have Camus's three little volumes of essays, plus a selection of his critical comments on literature and his own place in it. As might be expected, the main interest of these writings is that they illuminate new facets of his usual subject matter."--The New York Times Book Review"A new single work for American readers that stands among the very finest."--The Nation

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Nicolas de Chamfort (1740-1794) incarna le contraddizioni e gli entusiasmi del Secolo dei Lumi, esprimendo uno spirito critico che riflette le cadute dell'intelletto settecentesco. Aristocratico di origine incerta e protetto da figure come il Principe di Condé e Luigi XVI, il suo percorso da libertino di genio a testimone delle malattie morali dell'epoca è segnato da rovesci di fortuna e dall'impegno nella causa rivoluzionaria. La sua raccolta di «Massime e pensieri» offre un acuto ritratto del XVIII secolo, rivelando il lato oscuro e nevrotico di una società in cerca della Verità tra le maschere di una realtà teatrale. Qui si intrecciano le figure della Reggenza, i vagheggiamenti di Marivaux e i liberali di Montesquieu, insieme agli atei del d'Holbach e ai pensatori del «Contratto sociale». Le dense formule di Chamfort, un inventario spirituale dell'Ancien Régime, offrono un'osservazione indipendente sugli eventi che portarono alla Rivoluzione, con intuizioni così vigili da apparire sovrumane. Questo fascino ha attratto lettori come Chateaubriand, Stendhal, Schopenhauer e Nietzsche, rendendolo simbolo dell'ambiguo confronto tra sogno e ragione nella coscienza critica e morale della civiltà moderna.

В книгу французского писателя Альбера Камю вошли его романы `Чума` и `Посторонний`.

Der Fall / Die Ehebrecherin/ Die Abtrüninge oder Ein verwirrter Geist/ Die Stummen/ Der Gast/ Jonas oder Der Künstler bei der Arbeit/ Der treibende Stein

Ange en quête d'absolu ? Monstre sanguinaire ? Avant la guerre, Albert Camus conçoit Caligula, ainsi que Sisyphe ou Meursault (L'Étranger), comme un héros de l'Absurde. En 1945, la pièce est reçue comme une fable sur les horreurs du nazisme. Ses versions et ses mises en scène successives, l'évolution de la sensibilité du public ont contribué à faire de Caligula une des figures les plus troublantes de notre théâtre. À l'image du tyran se superposent, dans notre mémoire, les visages de Gérard Philipe, qui créa le rôle, et celui d'Albert Camus, qui mêla toujours au besoin de tendresse et à l'exigence de pureté une étrange «fixation au meurtre» et «cette violence intérieure» (Jean Grenier) qui anime son empereur romain.

Albert Camus (1913-1960) war ein algerischer Franzose, Widerstandskämpfer und Existenzialist, der mit moralischer Urteilskraft auf die Herausforderungen seiner Zeit reagierte. Er erhielt 1957 den Nobelpreis und gilt als bedeutender Moralist der französischen Literatur. Dieser Band bietet eine Auswahl ungekürzter Texte aus seinem umfangreichen Werk sowie eine Monographie über sein Leben.

« Tu es entrée, par hasard, dans une vie dont je n’étais pas fier, et de ce jour-là quelque chose a commencé de changer. J’ai mieux respiré, j’ai détesté moins de choses, j’ai admiré librement ce qui méritait de l’être. Avant toi, hors de toi, je n’adhérais à rien. Cette force, dont tu te moquais quelquefois, n’a jamais été qu’une force solitaire, une force de refus. Avec toi, j’ai accepté plus de choses. J’ai appris à vivre. C’est pour cela sans doute qu’il s’est toujours mêlé à mon amour une gratitude immense. » Pendant quinze ans, Albert Camus et Maria Casarès échangent des lettres où jaillit toute l’intensité de leur amour. Entre la déchirure des séparations et les élans créateurs, cette correspondance met en lumière l’intimité de deux monstres sacrés au sommet de leur art.

«Changer la vie, oui, mais non le monde, dont je faisais ma divinité.» Camus ne s'abstient pas de l'amour universel par lâcheté ou indifférence, mais par une "folie d'équité". À ceux qui cherchent un sens à la vie, il répond que nous ne sortons pas du ciel qui nous contient. Face à l'absurde, il affirme que la beauté du monde suffit à remplir le cœur humain. À ceux qui désirent la tyrannie, il prône l'amour des hommes avant les idées. Aux partisans de la haine, il oppose la gratitude. Pour les indignés qui s'endorment sur leurs contestations, il enseigne que la véritable exigence est l'opposée de la radicalité. Sa solitude n'est pas celle du misanthrope, et son combat n'est pas celui du révolutionnaire. Contrairement à ceux qui se complaisent dans l'inefficacité, les héros de Camus continuent à lutter, conscients que la bataille est toujours à recommencer. C'est dans la révolte que Camus trouve "l'intransigeance exténuante de la mesure", cherchant à préserver le monde. Au nom du courage, il se méfie des enragés. Camus traite le désespoir par l'idée qu'il n'est pas nécessaire d'espérer pour agir ; c'est le seul homme normal que je connaisse. (Raphaël Enthoven)

Questo libro, pubblicato nel 1942, quando Camus non aveva ancora trent’anni, intende ripensare “la filosofia dell’assurdo” e si inserisce in una precisa tradizione che da Kafka a Gide, da Kierkegaard a Nietzsche offre una altissima testimonianza della crisi spirituale che caratterizza il Novecento. Il mito di Sisifo si configura come un’opera insieme di confessione e di riflessione filosofico-letteraria di un uomo che esce dalla giovinezza e prova a cimentarsi con la filosofia del suo tempo e, incrociando il ferro coi padri dell’esistenzialismo, mira a conquistarsi un pensiero originale. L’“assurdo” è una presa di coscienza preliminare a ogni regola di vita, ma segna solo un momento di passaggio. Il ragionamento rigoroso e un impegno concreto, uniti a una fondamentale esigenza chiarificatrice, sono tesi a dimostrare che anche la desolante dottrina dell’esistenzialismo, allora dominante, contiene qualche accenno di speranza.

Albert Camus, der große Philosoph, Schriftsteller und Nobelpreisträger wäre im November 2013 hundert Jahre alt geworden. Die in diesem Band versammelten Essays Hochzeit des Lichts und Heimkehr nach Tipasa, sind zeitlose Liebeserklärungen an seine Heimat Algerien, Hymnen auf die Sonne, das Licht und den Himmel über dieser einzigartigen Landschaft am Mittelmeer. Nirgends fühlte Camus sich so wohl wie an dem Ort seiner Kindheit, uns so nehmen diese beiden „Impressionen am Rande der Wüste“ in seinem umfangreichen Werk eine Ausnahmestellung ein, erkennbar als Ausgangspunkt seines späteren Schaffens.

Orano è colpita da un'epidemia inesorabile e tremenda. Isolata con un cordone sanitario dal resto del mondo, affamata, incapace di fermare la pestilenza, la città diventa il palcoscenico per le passioni di un'umanità sempre al limite fra disgregazione e solidarietà. La fede religiosa, l'edonismo di chi non crede alle astrazioni, ma neppure è capace di "essere felice da solo", il semplice sentimento del proprio dovere, sono i protagonisti spesso divergenti ma comunque costruttivi della vicenda; l'indifferenza, il panico, lo spirito burocratico e l'egoismo gretto gli alleati del morbo. Non si tratta di un romanzo metafisico (il riferimento storico costante è la vicenda della Resistenza francese contro l'occupazione nazista), nè di una allegoria arida e meccanica. Scritto da Camus seguendo una dimensione corale e con una scrittura che sfiora e supera subito la confessione, La peste resta un romanzo attuale e una metafora in cui il presente continua a riconoscersi.

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Die Jubiläums-Anthologie beleuchtet die Lebenswelt von Antoine de Saint-Exupery und thematisiert Fliegen, Einsamkeit, menschliche Solidarität und den Kampf gegen Totalitarismus. Seine Prosatexte werden mit Werken von Zeitgenossen wie Camus, Lorca und Hemingway verglichen. Saint-Exupery wurde im Juni 2000 hundert Jahre alt.

Camus'nün 1938'de tamamladığı ancak 1960'ta bir araba kazasında ölümünden on yıl sonra, 1970'te basılan bu kitabı, kendi yaşamından altı ana öykü etrafında biç Parlak oyunun öyküsü. Lüks. Yoksul mahallenin öyküsü. Annenin ölümü. "Dünyanın Karşısındaki Ev"in öyküsü. Cinsel kıskançlığın öyküsü. Ölüm mahkumunun öyküsü. Güneşe doğru inişin öyküsü. Eseri yayına hazırlayan Jean Sarocchi, kitapla ilgili değerlendirmesini şöyle "Camus'nün yayımlamadığı Mutlu Ölüm'ün, bir yapıttan çok bir belge olduğunu ve yazarın deha dosyasına eklenmek üzere bu belgede olumlu parçaların bulunmasının onun parlaklığı için yettiğini söylemek gerekir mi? Bunları bulma zevki okura bırakılıyor."

"Caligula : C'est une vérité toute simple et toute claire, un peu bête, mais difficile à découvrir et lourde à porter.Hélicon : Et qu'est-ce donc que cette vérité, Caïus ?Caligula : Les hommes meurent et ils ne sont pas heureux.Hélicon : Allons, Caïus, c'est une vérité dont on s'arrange très bien. Regarde autour de toi. Ce n'est pas cela qui les empêche de déjeuner.Caligula : Alors, c'est que tout, autour de moi, est mensonge, et moi, je veux qu'on vive dans la vérité !"

Sechs Erzählungen von Albert Camus, vereint durch ein Thema: das Exil als Gefangenschaft des Menschen in einer falschen, beengenden Umgebung. «Welch ein Stil! Welche Präzision und Eleganz, Sparsamkeit und visionäre Plastizität! Dass es auch in unserem Jahrhundert noch möglich ist, Wahrheit und Schönheit, Maß und Vision, Eleganz und Unbestechlichkeit zu vereinigen, schenkt uns Vertrauen zum Gewesenen, tröstet uns in der Dunkelheit des Tages und lässt uns hoffen für morgen.» (Walter Jens)

„Wir wissen heute, dass es keine Inseln mehr gibt, dass die Grenzen sinnlos sind. Wir wissen, dass wir in einer Welt der konstanten Beschleunigung je nachdem zur Mitschuld oder zur Solidarität gezwungen werden. Was wir in den 40er Jahren gelernt haben, ist, dass die Beschimpfung eines Studenten in Prag gleichzeitig den Arbeiter in Clichy traf, dass das irgendwo an den Ufern eines mitteleuropäischen Flusses vergossene Blut dazu führte, dass ein Bauer aus Texas das seinige auf dem Boden jener Ardennen verlor, die er erstmals sah. Es gab und gibt auf dieser Welt kein einziges gesondertes Leiden, keine einzige Folter mehr, die sich nicht auf unseren Alltag auswirkte. Wir wissen also alle ohne den Schatten eines Zweifels, dass die neue Ordnung, die wir suchen, keine ausschließlich nationale, nicht einmal eine kontinentale und vor allem keine westliche oder östliche Ordnung sein kann. Es muss eine universale Ordnung sein.“

Albert Camus wurde am 7. November 1913 in ärmlichen Verhältnissen als Sohn einer Spanierin und eines Elsässers in Mondovi, Algerien, geboren. Von 1933 bis 1936 studierte er an der Universität Algier Philosophie. 1934 trat er der Kommunistischen Partei Algeriens bei und gründete im Jahr darauf das «Theater der Arbeit». 1937 brach er mit der KP. 1938 entstand sein erstes Drama «Caligula», das 1945 uraufgeführt wurde. Camus zog 1940 nach Paris. Neben seinen Dramen begründeten der Roman «Der Fremde» und der Essay «Der Mythos von Sisyphos» sein literarisches Ansehen. 1957 erhielt Albert Camus den Nobelpreis für Literatur. Am 4. Januar 1960 starb er bei einem Autounfall.Das Gesamtwerk von Albert Camus liegt im Rowohlt Verlag vor.

Quest'opera è l'adattamento teatrale dei Demoni di Dostoevskij: viene rappresentata nel 1959, un anno prima della morte di Camus. È l'opera che lo scrittore ha in mente da sempre, a cui ha lavorato con ostinazione e che considera "uno dei quattro o cinque libri al di sopra di tutti gli altri". "I Demoni" è un libro profetico, non solo perché, come dice Camus, "annuncia il nichilismo dell'uomo moderno, ma anche perché descrive alla perfezione il disagio dell'uomo ad accettare la finitezza del suo essere nel mondo".

New cover for 978-2070323685 L'envers et l'endroit est le premier livre d'Albert Camus. Il paraît à Alger en 1937.À la fin de sa vie, Camus verra dans cette œuvre de jeunesse la source secrète qui a alimenté ou aurait dû alimenter tout ce qu'il a écrit. L'envers et l'endroit livre l'expérience, déjà riche, d'un garçon de vingt-deux ans : le quartier algérois de Belcourt et le misérable foyer familial dominé par une terrible grand-mère ; un voyage aux Baléares, et Prague, où le jeune homme se retrouve «la mort dans l'âme» ; et surtout, ce thème essentiel : «l'admirable silence d'une mère et l'effort d'un homme pour retrouver une justice ou un amour qui équilibre ce silence».

«Je me souviens du moins d'une grande fille magnifique qui avait dansé tout l'après-midi. Elle portait un collier de jasmin sur sa robe bleue collante, que la sueur mouillait depuis les reins jusqu'aux jambes. Elle riait en dansant et renversait la tête. Quand elle passait près des tables, elle laissait après elle une odeur mêlée de fleurs et de chair.»

Dieser Band vereint 34 Reden und Vorträge aus den Jahren 1936 bis 1958. Albert Camus attestiert seiner Zeit eine «Krise des Menschen» und will dazu beitragen, all denen, die politisch und historisch zum Verstummen gebracht wurden, ihre Stimme und ihre Würde zurückzugeben. Für Camus besteht die Berufung des Menschen darin, dem Unglück der Welt entgegenzutreten, um Leid zu verringern. Und auch der Schriftsteller kann sich dieser Berufung nicht entziehen, die Aufgabe und Ehre zugleich ist: «Mir sind Menschen, die sich engagieren, lieber als engagierte Literatur. Mut im Leben und Talent im Werk, das ist nicht das Schlechteste.»

Les quatre Lettres a un ami allemand, écrites sous l'Occupation et destinées a des publications clandestines, expriment déja la doctrine de La peste et de L'homme révolté. Elles se placent sous l'invocation de Senancour qui, en une formule saisissante, avait résumé la philosophie de la révolte : «L'homme est périssable. Il se peut ; mais périssons en résistant, et si le néant nous est réservé, ne faisons pas que ce soit une justice !

Albert Camus gewann aus seinen bescheidenen familiären Ursprüngen eine unbeirrbare moralische Urteilskraft. Die Schönheit der Natur und die politische Spannung im kolonialen Algerien, in dem er aufwuchs, lieferten ihm den Bilderfundus und die emotionale Intensität für sein kurzes Schriftsteller-Leben. So stellte er sich dann den quälenden Erfahrungen, die Europa für ihn bereithielt: Krieg, Besatzung, Tod. Seine Antwort darauf war: Résistance.

«Nichts wird den Menschen geschenkt, und das wenige, das sie erobern können, muss mit ungerechtem Sterben bezahlt werden. Aber nicht darin liegt die Größe des Menschen. Sondern in seinem Willen, stärker zu sein als die Conditio humana. Und wenn die Conditio humana ungerecht ist, hat er nur eine Möglichkeit, sie zu überwinden: indem er selber gerecht ist.»Diese berühmt gewordenen Essays, Briefe, Reden und Aufzeichnungen gehören zu den klassischen Texten der politischen Literatur. Sie zeigen einen Schriftsteller, der stets inmitten der Kämpfe und Kontroversen seiner Epoche stand.

"Wenn wir die Rechtsbrüche und die vielfältigen Mißbräuche zusammenzählen, von denen heute die Rede war, können wir den Tag voraussehen, da sich in einem Konzentrationslager-Europa nur noch Gefängniswärter auf freiem Fuß befinden." Essays über Spanien, Algerien und Ungarn, über Tyrannei und Freiheit, Terror und Revolte, in denen wir jene großartige Einheit von Ethos und Vernunft, von Lauterkeit und Klarsicht, von Integrität und Scharfsinn erfahren, die Camus eigen war.

Qu'ont en commun Jules et Jim, Montaigne et La Boétie, le Petit Prince et le renard, si ce n'est d'avoir rencontré un véritable ami ? Complicité, fidélité et solidarité caractérisent ce lien étonnant qui unit les hommes par-delà les pays, les années et les guerres. Les grands écrivains de la littérature mondiale - La Fontaine, Zola, Molière, Camus ou encore Fred Uhlman - ont exploré les multiples facettes de l'amitié et décrit avec sensibilité des moments de bonheur partagé.

Tragický příběh muže a tří jemu blízkých žen odehrávající se v „podivném“ hostinci za nímž stojí absurdní nedorozumění. Návrat „ztraceného syna“ do vlasti, kterou opustil před mnoha lety, ke své matce a sestře, se dotýká věčných témat viny a trestu, osudu, schopnosti komunikace a revolty proti neutěšenému životu, lásky mezi lidmi a v neposlední řadě existence Boha. Camus příběh zasadil do „nevlídné krajiny“ Čech. Hra od držitele Nobelovy ceny za literaturu vychází v nové, u nás zatím nepublikované, verzi v překladu Ivana Zmatlíka jako 142. svazek edice D.

Beinhaltet das Vorwort zu "Licht und Schatten" und die daraus entnommene Erzählung "Tod im Herzen" sowie Auszüge aus dem Tagebuch, aus dem Roman "Der erste Mensch" und aus dem Roman "Der glückliche Tod".