
Personal Writings
by Albert Camus
Title:
Personal Writings
Author:
Albert Camus
Series (if any):
Penguin Modern Classics
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
224 pages
Publisher:
TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale
ISBN-13:
9780241400272
EAN:
9780241400272
Classifications:
Biography and non-fiction prose
Weight (g):
290
Dimensions (mm):
130 x 196 x 19
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
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.





























