Most Popular Books by Albert Camus

From one of the most brilliant and influential thinkers of the twentieth century and a Nobel Prize-winning author: two novels, six short stories, and a pair of essays in a single volume that deploy his lyric eloquence in defense against despair. In both his essays and his fiction, Albert Camus (1913—1960) provides an affirmation of the brave assertion of humanity in the face of a universe devoid of order or meaning. The Plague—written in 1947 and still profoundly relevant—is a riveting tale of horror, survival, and resilience in the face of a devastating epidemic. The Fall (1956), which takes the form of an astonishing confession by a French lawyer in a seedy Amsterdam bar, is a haunting parable of modern conscience in the face of evil. The six stories of Exile and the Kingdom (1957) represent Camus at the height of his narrative powers, masterfully depicting his characters—from a renegade missionary to an adulterous wife—at decisive moments of revelation. Set beside their fictional counterparts, Camus’s famous essays “The Myth of Sisyphus” and “Reflections on the Guillotine” are all the more powerful and philosophically daring, confirming his towering place in twentieth-century thought.

For the first time in English, \"Camus at Combat\" presents all of Camus'' World War II resistance and early postwar writings published in \"Combat,\" the resistance newspaper where he served as editor-in-chief and editorial writer between 1944 and 1947.

Contemporary scholarship tends to view Albert Camus as a modern, but he himself was conscious of the past and called the transition from Hellenism to Christianity \"the true and only turning point in history.\" For Camus, modernity was not fully comprehensible without an examination of the aspirations that were first articulated in antiquity and that later received their clearest expression in Christianity. These aspirations amounted to a fundamental reorientation of human life in politics, religion, science, and philosophy. Understanding the nature and achievement of that reorientation became the central task of Christian Metaphysics and Neoplatonism. Primarily known through its inclusion in a French omnibus edition, it has remained one of Camus'' least-read works, yet it marks his first attempt to understand the relationship between Greek philosophy and Christianity as he charted the movement from the Gospels through Gnosticism and Plotinus to what he calls Augustine''s \"second revelation\" of the Christian faith. Ronald Srigley''s translation of this seminal document helps illuminate these aspects of Camus'' work. His freestanding English edition exposes readers to an important part of Camus'' thought that is often overlooked by those concerned primarily with the book''s literary value and supersedes the extant McBride translation by retaining a greater degree of literalness. Srigley has fully annotated Christian Metaphysics to include nearly all of Camus'' original citations and has tracked down many poorly identified sources. When Camus cites an ancient primary source, whether in French translation or in the original language, Srigley substitutes a standard English translation in the interest of making his edition accessible to a wider range of readers. His introduction places the text in the context of Camus'' better-known later work, explicating its relationship to those mature writings and exploring how its themes were reworked in subsequent books. Arguing that Camus was one of the great critics of modernity through his attempt to disentangle the Greeks from the Christians, Srigley clearly demonstrates the place of Christian Metaphysics in Camus'' oeuvre. As the only stand-alone English version of this important work-and a long-overdue critical edition-his fluent translation is an essential benchmark in our understanding of Camus and his place in modern thought.

In May 2005 Penguin will publish 70 unique titles to celebrate the company''s 70th birthday. The titles in the Pocket Penguins series are emblematic of the renowned breadth of quality of the Penguin list and will hark back to Penguin founder Allen Lane''s vision of good books for all''. three essays evoke different aspects of the place - the title essay The Minotaur and The Return to Tipasa.

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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.

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.

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.

The townspeople of Oran are in the grip of a virulent plague. Cut off from the rest of the world, living in fear, they each respond in their own way to the grim challenge of the deadly bacillus. This novel tells a story of courage and determination against the arbitrariness and seeming absurdity of human existence.

Keskin bir gözlem gücünün desteklediği arı bir bilinçle yazılmış olan Veba, yalnızca XX. yüzyılın değil, bütün bir insanlık tarihinin ortak bir sorununa değinir: felaketin yazgıya dönüşmesi. Çağının önde gelen düşünürlerinden Nobel ödüllü yazar Albert Camus''nün hiçbir yapıtında böylesine acı bir yazgı, böylesine şiirsel bir dille ele alınmamıştır. Veba, insanın ve aydınlığın şiiridir. Bu şiirde renkler alabildiğine koyu, ancak yazarın sesi o denli umut doludur. Beklenmedik bir boyuta ulaşan veba salgını, tüm Oran kenti sakinlerini önce umutsuzluğa boğar, ardından Doktor Rieux, Tarron ve Grand''ın gösterdikleri dayanışma örneği, başta yetkililer olmak üzere, herkes için güç ve umut kaynağı olur. İşte Albert Camus''nün insana bakışı ve inancı, bu noktada karşımıza çıkar. Camus, okurlarını, ortadan kaldıramayacağını bile bile vebayla savaşan Doktor Rieux''ün kişiliğinde, dünyanın saçmalığını, yenilginin sonu gelmeyeceğini bile bile kötülüklere karşı çıkmaya, yaşama anlam katmaya çağırır.

“We can finally read the work as Camus meant it to be read. Laura Marris’s new translation of The Plague is, quite simply, the translation we need to have.” —Los Angeles Review of Books The first new translation of The Plague to be published in the United States in more than seventy years, bringing the Nobel Prize winner''s iconic novel to a new generation of readers. • \"A redemptive book, one that wills the reader to believe, even in a time of despair.\" —The Washington Post The townspeople of Oran are in the grip of a deadly plague, which condemns its victims to a swift and horrifying death. Fear, isolation, and claustrophobia follow as they are forced into quarantine. Each person responds in their own way to the lethal disease: some resign themselves to fate, some seek blame, and a few, like Dr. Rieux, resist the terror. An immediate triumph when it was published in 1947, The Plague is in part an allegory of France''s suffering under the Nazi occupation, as well as a timeless story of bravery and determination against the precariousness of human existence. In this fresh yet careful translation, award-winning translator Laura Marris breathes new life into Albert Camus''s ever-resonant tale. Restoring the restrained lyricism of the original French text, and liberating it from the archaisms and assumptions of the previous English translation, Marris grants English readers the closest access we have ever had to the meaning and searing beauty of The Plague. This updated edition promises to add relevance and urgency to a classic novel of twentieth-century literature.

l se trouve dans Le Mythe de Sisyphe o� l''auteur fran�ais Albert Camus pr�sente sa philosophie de l''absurde: l''id�e que l''humanit� dans son ensemble est bloqu� dans une boucle perp�tuelle en vains efforts pour essayer de trouver un sens dans un monde absurde. Il illustre son point avec un personnage c�l�bre de la mythologie grecque: Sisyphe a �t� condamn� par les dieux � rouler un rocher jusqu''au sommet d''une montagne, seulement pour retomber � l''endroit o� le premier commenc� et r�p�ter le processus un nombre infini de fois. -De Goodread

फ्रांस के अमर लेखक, नोबेल पुरस्कार-विजेता अल्बैर कामू मानव-अन्तर्मन के संवेगों और कुंठाओं को अनावृत करने में पटु हैं। नियति में उनका विश्वास है और कृत्य की स्वतंत्रता एक निर्दिष्ट परिधि में ही वह मानते हैं। आरम्भ से अन्त तक पाठक की रुचि को साधे रखनेवाले इस उपन्यास में नायक के समस्त क्रिया-कलाप और उसके साथ घटी घटनाओं में उनका यही जीवन-दर्शन व्यक्त हुआ है। विश्व के विशिष्ट उपन्यास-साहित्य में स्थान पानेवाले उपन्यास ‘अजनबी’ की कथा-वस्तु न केवल हमारे मर्म को मथ देने में सफल होती है, वरन् हमें जीवन और कर्म, और इन दोनों के उद्देश्यों के सम्बन्ध में भी सोचने पर विवश करती है। सन् 1942 में प्रकाशित इस उपन्यास को द्वितीय विश्वयुद्ध से उत्पन्न हताशा और विसंगतियों को अभिव्यक्त करनेवाली कृति माना जाता है। उपन्यास के नायक से कामू यहाँ जीवन की निरुद्देश्यता और मृत्यु की अनिवार्यता को रेखांकित करते हैं; नायक की समाज से विरक्ति और उदासीनता का जैसा मार्मिक चित्रण कामू ने इस उपन्यास में किया है, वह आज भी स्तब्ध कर देता है।

The Plague is at once a masterfully crafted novel, eloquently understated and epic in scope, and a parable of ageless moral resonance, profoundly relevant to our times. In Oran, a coastal town in North Africa, the plague begins as a series of portents, unheeded by the people. It gradually becomes an omnipresent reality, obliterating all traces of the past and driving its victims to almost unearthly extremes of suffering, madness, and compassion.

Camusov roman Kuga je v izvirniku prvič izšel leta 1947, v slovenskem prevodu Jožeta Javorška pa leta 1965. Velja za nekakšen literarni komplement njegovega filozofskega eseja Uporni človek, ki je izšel le nekaj let pozneje. Roman je po treh četrtinah stoletja še vedno zelo aktualen, saj se sooča z najglobljimi in najbolj občimi vprašanji človečnosti - pa naj ga beremo kot alegorijo ali kot kroniko izbruha elementarne nesreče v podobi epidemije, ki prizadene mesto Oran. Mejne situacije seveda zahtevajo mejne odločitve, v katerih se kažejo posebnosti različnih značajev, ki jih pisatelj mojstrsko oblikuje in predstavi v konkretnih potezah svojih literarnih oseb. Čeprav med njimi osrednje mesto zaseda zdravnik Rieux, pa nam Camus s svojo pisateljsko odličnostjo nadvse nazorno približa tudi druge like, med katerimi posebno mesto zaseda srčni občinski uradnik Grand, ki ga scela zaposluje sestavljanje popolnega prvega stavka svoje bodoče knjige.

Albert Camus, nació en Mondovi, Argelia Francesa, 7 de noviembre de 1913, murió en Villeblevin, Francia, 4 de enero de 1960, fue un novelista, ensayista, dramaturgo, filósofo y periodista francés nacido en Argelia. En su variada obra desarrolló un pensamiento fundado en la conciencia del absurdo de la condición humana. En 1957, a la edad de 44 años, se le concedió el Premio Nobel de Literatura por el conjunto de una obra que pone de relieve los problemas que se plantean en la conciencia de los hombres de hoy. El extranjero (título original francés L''Étranger) es la primera novela del escritor francés Albert Camus, publicada en 1942. El protagonista, Meursault, es un ser indiferente a la realidad por resultarle absurda e inabordable. El progreso tecnológico le ha privado de la participación en las decisiones colectivas y le ha convertido en \"extranjero\" dentro de lo que debería ser su propio entorno.

El extranjero (t�tulo original franc�s L''�tranger) es la primera novela del escritor franc�s Albert Camus, publicada en 1942. El protagonista, Meursault, es un ser indiferente a la realidad por resultarle absurda e inabordable. El progreso tecnol�gico le ha privado de la participaci�n en las decisiones colectivas y le ha convertido en \"extranjero\" dentro de lo que deber�a ser su propio entorno.El protagonista, el se�or Meursault, comete un desafortunado crimen, jam�s se manifestar� contra su ajusticiamiento ni mostrar� sentimiento alguno de injusticia, arrepentimiento o l�stima. La pasividad y el escepticismo frente a todo y todos recorre el comportamiento del protagonista: un sentido ap�tico de la existencia y a�n de la propia muerte. La obra de Camus advierte sobre el hombre que est� siendo creado. Es una denuncia frente a una sociedad que olvida al individuo y le priva de un sentimiento de pertenencia activa en la comunidad. Fue premonitorio respecto al ciudadano occidental que se encontrar� la sociedad tras la II Guerra Mundial.Camus escribi� una obra provocadora en cuyo trasfondo aparece el rostro desgarrado de una Europa herida y violentada por dos guerras mundiales. Pint� una historia gris donde el paisaje est� oscurecido por la extirpaci�n de cualquier pasi�n o voluntad del hombre.Meursault es el personaje que encarna ese sentimiento de profunda apat�a por todo lo que le rodea haci�ndose de manera m�s ostensible en la actitud ante la muerte de su madre.Meursault personifica la carencia de valores del hombre, degradado por el absurdo de su propio destino, ni el matrimonio, ni la amistad, ni la superaci�n personal, ni la muerte de una madre... nada ten�a la suficiente importancia ya que la angustia existencial de este antih�roe inundaba todo su ser.As� su ate�smo estaba justificado, la vida no ten�a ning�n sentido fuera de uno mismo, la confianza en fuerzas externas a �l mismo le produc�a una sensaci�n de ca�da hacia el abismo de lo incierto.La b�squeda de la felicidad no se hallaba en esa religi�n, ni en la confianza en una sociedad cuyos mecanismos y leyes son desconocidos al individuo, la felicidad se encontraba en uno mismo, en la seguridad de la propia existencia, en la conciencia de ser y cuyo fin es el mismo conocimiento del ser.

Inundada de la luz ardiente y de los colores y olores de la juventud de Albert Camus (1913-1960) y nutrida ya de buena parte de las claves de su mundo, así como muchos de los temas, sensaciones e inquietudes que impregnan toda su obra, \"La muerte feliz\" es una novela en la que Mersault, en quien laten numerosas vivencias de su joven autor, busca la felicidad hasta sus últimas consecuencias. Si \"El primer hombre\" reúne o compendia la infancia del Camus, en \"La muerte feliz\

«Hoy, mamá ha muerto. O tal vez ayer, no sé.» Publicada originalmente en 1942, El extranjero es la primera novela de Albert Camus y una de sus obras más emblemáticas. Ahora con nueva traducción al español de María Teresa Gallego Urrutia y Amaya García Gallego, este libro capital para la cultura del siglo XX transcurre en Argelia y narra la anodina vida de Meursault, un joven oficinista que vive en perpetua apatía. Cuando recibe la noticia del fallecimiento de su madre, la encaja con la mayor impasibilidad. Obligado a abandonar la capital y viajar para asistir al funeral, Meursault desea que la ceremonia sea breve para regresar a su casa. Esa indiferencia existencial marca sus días, avanzando sin reaccionar a la muerte de su madre, al afecto de su amada y ni tan siquiera a un crimen que cometerá con idéntica desidia, incapaz de ver el alcance moral de sus actos. Camus retrata magistralmente la indolencia del hombre del siglo XX, un hombre que no encuentra su lugar, extranjero en su propio mundo. Este personaje escéptico y desapasionado que ha abandonado su condición de sujeto autónomo sigue siendo hoy un imprescindible referente literario y existencial. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION With the intrigue of a psychological thriller, Camus''s masterpiece gives us the story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on an Algerian beach. Behind the intrigue, Camus explores what he termed \"the nakedness of man faced with the absurd\" and describes the condition of reckless alienation and spiritual exhaustion that characterized so much of twentieth-century life. First published in 1946.

Mersault är en vanlig människa som slumpen gör till mördare. När han ställs inför rätta vänds alla hans tidigare handlingar mot honom och han blir föremål för hat och förakt. Men han upplever allt som händer med likgiltighet, ser tillvaron som ett spel av tillfälligheter. Han är en främling för både andra och för sig själv. Med betydelsemättad precision och säker stilkonst gestaltar Albert Camus (1913–1960) här den moderna människans livssituation. Främlingen utkom första gången på svenska 1946. Delfinserien har i mer än trettio år stått för kvalitativ pocketutgivning. Idag består serien av moderna klassiker av internationellt snitt.

Dans Folioplus Classiques, le texte intégral, enrichi d''une lecture d''image, écho pictural de l''œuvre, est suivi de sa mise en perpective organisée en six points : Mouvement littéraire -La littérature engagée ; le genre et le registre -\" Un court roman de moraliste \" ; l''écrivain à sa table de travail -Un classicisme \" instinctif \" ; le groupement de textes -Personnages insoumis ; la chronologie -Albert Camus et son temps ; la fiche -Des pistes pour rendre compte de sa lecture.

Simplified Chinese edition of The Outsiders by Albert Camus . In Simplified Chinese. Annotation copyright Tsai Fong Books, Inc. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.

El mito de Sisifo es un ensayo filosofico de Albert Camus, originalmente publicado en frances en 1942 como Le Mythe de Sisyphe. El ensayo se abre con la siguiente cita de Pindaro: -\"No te afanes, alma mia, por una vida inmortal, pero agota el ambito de lo posible.\"- El titulo del ensayo proviene de un atribulado personaje de la mitologia griega. En el, Camus discute la cuestion del suicidio y el valor de la vida, presentando el mito de Sisifo como metafora del esfuerzo inutil e incesante del hombre.\"