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Personal Writings


Personal Writings

Paperback by Camus, Albert; O'Brien, Justin

Personal Writings

£10.99

ISBN:
9780241400272
Publication Date:
27 Aug 2020
Language:
English;French
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:
Penguin Classics
Pages:
224 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 1 - 2 May 2024
Personal Writings

Description

'It was the discovery of the essays celebrating his childhood and youth that altered my perception of Camus, from a thinker to a writer whose intellectual lucidity was a product of the wealth - the sensual immediacy and clarity - that had been heaped on his senses' Geoff Dyer Albert Camus was born in a 'world of poverty and sunshine' in Algeria, which would infuse all of his work. This new collection brings together three volumes of Camus' most intimate autobiographical writings for the first time. The Wrong Side and the Right Side, his first book, describes his family and his early years in a working-class neighbourhood. Nuptials rejoices in the sensuality of sun, landscape and sea, while Summer ranges over the cities of Algiers and Oran, nature and identity. Lyrical and emotional, these pieces enrich our understanding of Camus and his love of life.

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