Lyrical and Critical Essays - Softcover

Albert Camus

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0394708520 ISBN 13: 9780394708522

Publisher: Vintage, 1970

Synopsis

“Here now, for the first time in a complete English translation, we have Camus’s three little volumes of essays, plus a selection of his critical comments on literature and his own place in it. As might be expected, the main interest of these writings is that they illuminate new facets of his usual subject matter.”—The New York Times Book Review
 
“A new single work for American readers that stands among the very finest.”—The Nation

About this title

From the Back Cover:

'The literary output of Albert Camus was exceptionally concentrated and well organized, so that each part of it throws light on other parts....Here now, for the first time in a complete English translation, we have Camus' three little volumes of essays, plus a selection of his critical comments on literature and on his own place in it. As might be expected, the main interest of these writings is that they illuminate new facets of his usual subject matter.'-John Weightman, The New York Times Book Review.

About the Author:

Born in Algeria in 1913, Albert Camus published 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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Vintage
• Publication date: 1970
• ISBN 10: 0394708520
• ISBN 13: 9780394708522
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 384
• Editor: Philip Thody