The Myth of Sisyphus (Vintage International)
The Myth of Sisyphus (Vintage International) book cover

The Myth of Sisyphus (Vintage International)

Paperback – November 6, 2018

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Price
$9.49
Format
Paperback
Pages
160
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-0525564454
Dimensions
7.76 x 5.08 x 0.44 inches
Weight
4.6 ounces

Description

ALBERT CAMUSxa0was bornxa0in Algeria in 1913, andxa0published The Stranger —now one of the most widely read novels of this century—in 1942. Celebrated in intellectual circles, Camus was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957. On January 4, 1960, he was killed in a car accident.

Features & Highlights

  • A Nobel Prize-winning author delivers one of the most influential works of the twentieth century, showing a way out of despair and reaffirming the value of existence.
  • Influenced by works such as
  • Don Juan
  • and the novels of Kafka, these essays begin with a meditation on suicide—the question of living or not living in a universe devoid of order or meaning. With lyric eloquence, Albert Camus brilliantly presents a crucial exposition of existentialist thought.

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Albert Camus - The Gift of Thought

There is nothing to dislike - this is Albert Camus - If he has written it, most should have the desire to read it.

"Do not wait for the final judgment. It takes place every day."
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Interesting analysis of the absurd

Interesting analysis of the absurd ("This world in itself is not reasonable, that is all that can be said. But what is absurd is the confrontation of this irrational and the wild longing for clarity whose call echoes in the human heart. The absurd depends as much on man as on the world." p.21) and throught its lens a review of Kierkegaard, Husserl, Dostoevsky and Kafka
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I had a great time reading this. I learned a lot, and I now need to reflect on a lot.
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