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1	Stranger more books like this by Albert Camus This handy guide places Albert Camus' The Stranger, one of the seminal texts of existentialism and twentieth-century literature in general, in the context of French and French-Algerian history and culture. In it, Patrick McCarthy examines the way the work undermines traditional concepts of fiction. In addition, he explores the parallels and the ... see all copies from £5.54! new only from £7.08! \| first editions
2	Plague more books like this by Albert Camus In 1940 a terrible plague descends on the Algerian town of Oran - carried by rats, it condemns its victims to a swift and hideous death...Whilst being in part an allegory for France's wartime traumas, the plague is also intensely real and frightening. It quickly establishes a stranglehold on the town of Oran, forcing the people that live there to ... see all copies from £1.38! new only from £6.93! \| first editions
3	The fall more books like this by Albert Camus Jean-Baptiste Clamence, a successful Parisian barrister, has come to recognize the deep-seated hypocrisy of his existence. His epigrammatic and, above all, discomforting monologue gradually saps, then undermines, the reader's own complacency. see all copies from £1.38! new only from £8.43! \| first editions
4	L'Etranger more books like this by Albert Camus The Stranger, unabridged. see all copies from £1.38! new only from £6.19! \| first editions
5	Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays more books like this by Albert Camus Camus's philosophical essay, published in 1942, begins with the statement: "There is only one really serious philosophical question, and that is suicide. Deciding whether or not life is worth living is to answer the fundamental question in philosophy. All other questions follow from that." Camus compares the absurdity of existence to the labours ... see all copies from £5.54! new only from £9.02! \| first editions
6	The first man more books like this by Albert Camus The unfinished manuscript of "The First Man" was discovered in the wreckage of car accident in which Camus died in 1960. Although it was not published for over thirty years, it was an instant bestseller when it finally appeared in 1994. The first man' is Jacques Cormery, whose poverty-stricken childhood in Algiers is made bearable by his love for ... see all copies from £1.38! new only from £7.59! \| first editions
7	A Happy Death more books like this by Albert Camus Is it possible to die a happy death? This is the central question of Camus' astonishing early novel, published posthumously and greeted as a major literary event. It tells the story of a young Algerian, Mersault, who defies society's rules by committing a murder and escaping punishment, then experimenting with different ways of life and finally ... see all copies from £1.38! new only from £6.93! \| first editions
8	The outsider more books like this by Albert Camus Meursault leads an apparently unremarkable bachelor life in Algiers until he commits a random act of violence. His lack of emotion and failure to show remorse only serve to increase his guilt in the eyes of the law, and challenges the fundamental values of society a set of rules so binding that any person breaking them is condemned as an outsider. ... see all copies from £1.55! new only from £7.19! \| first editions
9	The rebel more books like this by Albert Camus "The Rebel" is Camus's attempt to understand the time 'I live in' and a brilliant essay on the nature of human revolt. Published in 1951, it makes a daring critique of communism, how it had gone wrong behind the Iron Curtain, and the resulting totalitarian regimes. It questions two events held sacred by the left wing, the French Revolution of 1789 ... see all copies from £1.38! new only from £7.99! \| first editions
10	La Peste more books like this by Albert Camus Camus uses the plague-stricken city of Oran as a metaphor for Occupied France. This novel illustrates the paradox that from evil may come happiness, as well as the idea that only when faced with dire circumstances is humanity capable of finding existential purpose, fraternal affection, and the capacity for courage. see all copies from £1.54! new only from £8.48! \| first editions
11 view cover	Exile and the Kingdom more books like this by Albert Camus This volume contains six short stories about moments of epiphany in the midst of ordinary life, including "The Adulterous Woman," "The Renegade," "The Silent Men," "The Guest," "The Artist at Work," and "The Growing Stone." see all copies from £1.38! new only from £4.94! \| first editions
12 view cover	Caligula & three other plays. more books like this by Albert Camus 'One word to tell the reader what he will not find in this book. Although I have the most passionate attachment for the theater, I have the misfortune of liking only one kind of play, whether comic or tragic. see all copies from £5.54! new only from £11.46! \| first editions
13	Resistance,rebellion and death more books like this by Albert Camus see all copies from £5.12! new only from £13.86! \| first editions
14 view cover	Notebooks 1935-1942 more books like this by Albert Camus see all copies from £9.71! first editions
15 view cover	The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt more books like this by Albert Camus Camus' major essay on the nature and origins of rebellion demonstrates how revolution, by its very nature, inevitably leads to new tyranny. Translated by Anthony Bower. see all copies from £5.54! new only from £9.02! \| first editions
16 view cover	Notebooks 1942-1951 more books like this by Albert Camus see all copies from £8.41! new only from £14.06! \| first editions
17 view cover	Myth of Sisyphus, the more books like this by Albert Camus In this profound and moving philosophical statement, Camus poses the fundamental question: is life worth living? If human existence holds no significance, what can keep us from suicide? As Camus argues, if there is no God to give meaning to our lives, humans must take on that purpose themselves. This is our absurd task, like Sisyphus forever ... see all copies from £1.38! new only from £3.99! \| first editions
18	Plague V258 more books like this by Albert Camus Camus uses the plague-stricken city of Oran as a metaphor for Occupied France. This novel illustrates the paradox that from evil may come happiness, as well as the idea that only when faced with dire circumstances is humanity capable of finding existential purpose, fraternal affection, and the capacity for courage. see all copies from £5.54! first editions
19	L' Etranger more books like this by Albert Camus In this stylistically simple, first-person tale of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on an Algerian beach, Camus explored what he termed "the nakedness of man faced with the absurd." Through Meursault, Camus portrays a man who rejects the beliefs and life styles imposed on him by society. The events that lead to his ... see all copies from £2.15! new only from £9.30!
20 view cover	Lyrical and Critical Essays more books like this by Albert Camus '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 ... see all copies from £5.54! new only from £9.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	The Plague, the Fall, Exile and the Kingdom, and Selected Essays more books like this by Albert Camus (Book Jacket Status: Jacketed) From one of the most brilliant and influential thinkers of the twentieth century-two novels, six short stories, and a pair of essays in a single volume. In both his essays and his fiction, Albert Camus (1913--1960) de-ployed his lyric eloquence in defense against despair, providing an affirmation of the brave ... see all copies from £5.18! new only from £14.01!
22	Chute by Albert Camus see all copies from £1.56! new only from £8.10!
23	Fall V223 more books like this by Albert Camus, Justin O'Brien (Translator) see all copies from £4.09! new only from £5.86! \| first editions
24	Neither victims nor executioners more books like this by Albert Camus see all copies from £7.02! new only from £56.65! \| first editions
25 view cover	Correspondence, 1932-1960 more books like this by Albert Camus, Jean Grenier, Jan F Rigaud (Translator) As a philosophy teacher, mentor, and friend, Jean Grenier (1898-1971) had an enormous influence on the young Albert Camus (1913-1960), who, in fact, acknowledged that Grenier's "Les Iles" had touched the very core of his sensibility and provided him with both a 'terrain for reflection, and a format' that he would later use for his own essays. ... see all copies from £6.32! new only from £8.78! \| first editions

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