La peste by Albert Camus

La peste by Albert Camus

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La peste by Albert Camus

Recounts a famously outspoken agnostic's surprising relationship with Christianity

H. L. Mencken (1880-1956) was a reporter, literary critic, editor, author--and a famous American agnostic. From his role in the Scopes Trial to his advocacy of science and reason in public life, Mencken is generally regarded as one of the fiercest critics of Christianity in his day.

In this biography D. G. Hart presents a provocative, iconoclastic perspective on Mencken's life. Even as Mencken vividly debunked American religious ideals, says Hart, it was Christianity that largely framed his ideas, career, and fame. Mencken's relationship to the Christian faith was at once antagonistic and symbiotic.

Using plenty of Mencken's own words, Damning Words superbly portrays an influential figure in twentieth-century America and, at the same time, casts telling new light on his era.

Albert Camus's instructor, philosopher and author.

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ISBN 13 9782070360420
ISBN 10 2070360423
Title La peste
Author Albert Camus
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Gallimard
Year published 1972-02-25
Number of pages 278
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