L'Exil Et Le Royaume (Modern World Literature)

Albert Camus

ISBN 10: 024553508X / ISBN 13: 9780245535086

Published by Harrap, 1993

About this Item

Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Seller Inventory # rev9679886044

Bibliographic Details

• Title: L'Exil Et Le Royaume (Modern World Literature)
• Publisher: Harrap
• Publication Date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 024553508X
• ISBN 13: 9780245535086
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 505 grams

About this title

Synopsis

These short works of fiction cover the whole variety of existentialism, or absurdism, as Camus himself insisted his philosophical ideas be called. The clearest manifestation of his ideals can be found in "La Pierre qui pousse." This story features D'Arrast, who can be seen as a positive hero as opposed to Meursault in The Stranger. He actively shapes his life & sacrifices himself in order to help a friend, instead of remaining passive. The moral quality of his actions is intensified by the fact that D'Arrast has deep insight into the absurdity of the world but acts morally nevertheless--quite like the main character in The
The Adulterous Woman=La Femme adultère
The Renegade or a Confused Spirit=Le Renégat ou un esprit confus
The Silent Men=Les Muets
The Guest=L'Hôte
Jonas or the Artist at Work=Jonas ou l’artiste au travail
The Growing Stone=La Pierre qui pousse