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THE MYTH OF SISYPHUS PB

CAMUS ALBERT , Camus, Albert

Εκδότης Penguin , ISBN 9780141182001


The summation of the existentialist philosophy threaded throughout all his writing, Albert Camus' The Myth of Sisyphus is translated by Justin O'Brien with an introduction by James Wood in Penguin Classics.



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 rolling his rock up a hill, as the inevitability of death constantly overshadows us. Written during the bleakest days of the Second World War, The Myth of Sisyphus (Le Mythe de Sisyphe) argues for an acceptance of reality that encompasses revolt, passion and, above all, liberty.



This volume contains several other essays, including lyrical evocations of the sunlit cities of Algiers and Oran, the settings of his great novels The Outsider and The Plague.



Albert Camus (1913-60) is the author of a number of best-selling and highly influential works, all of which are published by Penguin. They include The Fall, The Outsider and The First Man. Awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957, Camus is remembered as one of the few writers to have shaped the intellectual climate of post-war France, but beyond that, his fame has been international.



If you enjoyed The Myth of Sisyphus, you might like Camus' The Outsider, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.



'Camus could never cease to be one of the principal forces in our domain, nor to represent, in his own way, the history of France and of this century'

Jean-Paul Sartre

Περίληψη


The summation of the existentialist philosophy threaded throughout all his writing, Albert Camus' The Myth of Sisyphus is translated by Justin O'Brien with an introduction by James Wood in Penguin Classics.



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 rolling his rock up a hill, as the inevitability of death constantly overshadows us. Written during the bleakest days of the Second World War, The Myth of Sisyphus (Le Mythe de Sisyphe) argues for an acceptance of reality that encompasses revolt, passion and, above all, liberty.



This volume contains several other essays, including lyrical evocations of the sunlit cities of Algiers and Oran, the settings of his great novels The Outsider and The Plague.



Albert Camus (1913-60) is the author of a number of best-selling and highly influential works, all of which are published by Penguin. They include The Fall, The Outsider and The First Man. Awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957, Camus is remembered as one of the few writers to have shaped the intellectual climate of post-war France, but beyond that, his fame has been international.



If you enjoyed The Myth of Sisyphus, you might like Camus' The Outsider, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.



'Camus could never cease to be one of the principal forces in our domain, nor to represent, in his own way, the history of France and of this century'

Jean-Paul Sartre

Πληροφορίες προϊόντος

  • Συγγραφέας CAMUS ALBERT,Camus, Albert
  • Eκδότης Penguin
  • ISBN 9780141182001
  • Κωδικός Ευριπίδη 040100023840
  • Έτος κυκλοφορίας
  • Σελίδες 0
  • Διαστάσεις
  • Βάρος 350 gr

Camus, Albert

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Ο Αλµπέρ Καµύ, ένας από τους σηµαντικότερους διανοούµενους και συγγραφείς του 20ού αιώνα, γεννήθηκε στην Αλγερία το 1913 και πέθανε στη Γαλλία (σκοτώθηκε σε τροχαίο δυστύχηµα) το 1960. To 1957 του απονεµήθηκε το βραβείο Νόµπελ λογοτεχνίας για τα βιβλία του και, αναµφίβολα, για τον αγώνα που δεν έπαψε ποτέ να διεξάγει ενάντια σε ό,τι συντρίβει τον άνθρωπο. Από τις Εκδόσεις Πατάκη κυκλοφορούν τα βιβλία του: Το καλοκαίρι, Γράµµατα σ’ έναν φίλο Γερµανό, Ο επαναστατηµένος άνθρωπος, Το µέλλον του ευρωπαϊκού πολιτισµού, Σηµειωµατάρια: Βιβλίο πρώτο (1935-1942), Σηµειωµατάρια: Βιβλίο δεύτερο (1942-1951), Σηµειωµατάρια: Βιβλίο τρίτο (1951-1959), Ημερολόγια ταξιδιού, Οι Δαιµονισµένοι, όλα σε µετάφραση Νίκης Καρακίτσου-Douge και Μαρίας Κασαµπαλόγλου-Roblin. French novelist, essayist, and playwright. Albert Camus (1913-1960) was a representative of non-metropolitan French literature. His origin in Algeria and his experiences there in the thirties were dominating influences in his thought and work. Among his works, The Plague (1947), The Just (1949) The Fall (1956). He was killed in a road accident in 1960. His last novel, The First Man, unfinished at the time of his death, appeared for the first time in 1994. More books by Albert Camus

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