Le premier homme by Albert Camus

Le premier homme by Albert Camus

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Le premier homme by Albert Camus

Camus tells the story of Jacques Cormery, a boy who lived a life much like his own. Camus summons up the sights, sounds and textures of a childhood circumscribed by poverty and a father's death yet redeemed by the austere beauty of Algeria and the boy's attachment to his nearly deaf-mute mother. Published thirty-five years after its discovery amid the wreckage of the car accident that killed Camus, The First Man is the brilliant consummation of the life and work of one of the 20th century's greatest novelists. Translated from the French by David Hapgood.


The First Man is perhaps the most honest book Camus ever wrote, and the most sensual.Camus is.writing at the depth of his powers.It is a work of genius.--The New Yorker

Fascinating.The First Man helps put all of Camus's work into a clearer perspective and brings into relief what separates him from the more militant literary personalities of his day.Camus's voice has never been more personal.--New York Times Book Review

Albert Camus's instructor, philosopher and author.

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ISBN 13 9782070401017
ISBN 10 2070401014
Title Le premier homme
Author Albert Camus
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Gallimard-Jeunesse
Year published 2000-02-10
Number of pages 380
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