Albert Camus, a French author of Algerian origin, is renowned for his exploration of the absurd and the human revolt against it. His works often grapple with themes of alienation, the search for meaning, and moral order in a godless world. Camus's prose is characterized by its purity, intensity, and rationality, reflecting his relentless ethical inquiry. His literary legacy lies in its urgent lessons on embracing absurdity with hope and refusing despair.
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.
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.
"The French writer Albert Camus is best known for his novels and philosophical works, which are among the most influential of the twentieth century. But his journals, which he kept from 1935 to 1959, offer an intimate glimpse into his thinking at its most personal. Beautifully retranslated by Ryan Bloom and supplemented by an introduction by Alice Kaplan, Travels in the Americas presents the journals that Camus wrote during his eventful visits to the United States in 1946 and to South America in 1949. When Camus sailed to the US in 1946, he was virtually unknown to American audiences. All that was about to change-The Stranger, his first book translated into English, was about to be published, and he would soon be a literary star. By 1949, when he set out for South America, Camus was an international celebrity. Camus's journals from these two trips record his impressions, frustrations, and longings. Here are his vivid first impressions of New York City, his encounters with publishers and critics and assorted shipmates. Camus appears unguarded, his fallibility on full display. He is irritated by mediocrity and frustrated by his health. Yet he is also moved to rapture by landscapes, by women, or simply by the bounty of his own philosophical imagination. Long unavailable in English and now freshly translated and annotated, these journals let readers walk beside the existentialist thinker as he experiences the changes in his own life and in the world around him, openly describing his passions and preoccupations on the way, all in his inimitable style"-- Provided by publisher
"Four thought-provoking masterworks for the theater by the Nobel Prize-winning author of The Stranger and The Plague, in a restorative new American translation by Ryan Bloom that brings together, for the first time in English, Camus's final versions of the plays, along with deleted scenes and alternate lines of dialogue. Though known for his novels that plumb the depths of absurdism, it was the theater stage that Camus called "one of the only places in the world I'm happy." After forming two troupes in his early twenties in Algeria, the prolific author moved to Paris for work, where between 1944-1949 he would go on to stage the four original plays gathered in this collection. Caligula, his first full-length work for the stage, begins with the infamous Roman emperor in the throes of grief at the death of his sister Drusilla and tugs at the same essential question that haunts so much of Camus's work: Faced with the nullifying force of time, which snuffs out even our grandest emotions, how does one go on living? And is there a limit to the hardness of the human heart? Here too are The Misunderstanding, a murderous tangle of the longing for home and the longing for elsewhere; The Just, depicting the 1905 assassination of a Grand Duke in Moscow and testing the ethical limits of one's belief in a political cause; and State of Emergency, an allegorical romp where The Plague itself appears as a central character, shedding new light on our current battles with viral disease and authoritarian regimes"-- Provided by publisher
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.
"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
