Albert Camus, elements of a life / Robert Zaretsky.

Author/creator Zaretsky, Robert, 1955-
Format Book
Publication InfoIthaca : Cornell University Press, 2010.
Descriptionx, 181 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents Regarding Camus -- 1939, from County Mayo to Kabylia -- 1945, a moralist on the barricades -- 1952, French tragedies -- 1956, silence follows.
Abstract "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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [161]-175) and index.
LCCN 2009034850
ISBN9780801448058 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0801448050 (cloth : alk. paper)
Standard identifier# 40017785414

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Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks PQ2605.A7374 Z97 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold