Albert Camus

El extranjero es una de las obras m s relevantes del escritor franc s Albert Camus. Esta obra transcurre en Argelia, a mediados del siglo xx y narra la historia de Meursault, quien, pese a cualquier acontecimiento, sea bueno o malo, se muestra como un ser indiferente a la realidad por resultarle absurda e inabordable. Todo comienza con la muerte de su madre y as , Meursault, quien se encontraba por el momento en la ciudad de Argel, y en donde desempe a un trabajo sin ambici n y sin futuro, viviendo una vida sin metas ni deseos, se ve obligado a viajar unos cuantos kil metros para hacer presencia en el funeral de su madre. Meursault es un personaje cuya actitud y sentimientos refleja absoluta indiferencia frente a cualquier condici n humana.

The Nobel Prize winner's most influential and enduring personal writings, newly curated and introduced by acclaimed Camus scholar Alice Kaplan. Albert Camus (1913-1960) is unsurpassed among writers for a body of work that animates the wonder and absurdity of existence. Personal Writings brings together, for the first time, thematically-linked essays from across Camus's writing career that reflect the scope and depth of his interior life. Grappling with an indifferent mother and an impoverished childhood in Algeria, an ever-present sense of exile, and an ongoing search for equilibrium, Camus's personal essays shed new light on the emotional and experiential foundations of his philosophical thought and humanize his most celebrated works.

The Nobel Prize winner's most influential and enduring political writings, newly curated and introduced by acclaimed Camus scholar Alice Kaplan. Albert Camus (1913-1960) is unsurpassed among writers for a body of work that animates the wonder and absurdity of existence. Committed Writings brings together, for the first time, thematically-linked essays from across Camus's writing career that reflect the scope of his political thought. This pivotal collection embodies Camus's radical and unwavering commitment to upholding human rights, resisting fascism, and creating art in the service of justice.

'An irresistibly brilliant examination of modern conscience' The New York Times Jean-Baptiste Clamence is a soul in turmoil. Over several drunken nights in an Amsterdam bar, he regales a chance acquaintance with his story. From this successful former lawyer and seemingly model citizen a compelling, self-loathing catalogue of guilt, hypocrisy and alienation pours forth. The Fall (1956) is a brilliant portrayal of a man who has glimpsed the hollowness of his existence. But beyond depicting one man's disillusionment, Camus's novel exposes the universal human condition and its absurdities - for our innocence that, once lost, can never be recaptured ...'Camus is the accused, his own prosecutor and advocate. The Fall might have been called "The Last Judgement" 'Olivier Todd

'A story for our, and all, times' Guardian The Plague is Albert Camus's world-renowned fable of fear and courageThe townspeople of Oran are in the grip of a deadly plague, which condemns its victims to a swift and horrifying death. Fear, isolation and claustrophobia follow as they are forced into quarantine. Each person responds in their own way to the lethal disease: some resign themselves to fate, some seek blame, and a few, like Dr Rieux, resist the terror. An immediate triumph when it was published in 1947, The Plague is in part an allegory of France's suffering under the Nazi occupation, and a story of bravery and determination against the precariousness of human existence.'A matchless fable of fear, courage and cowardice' Independent'Magnificent' The Times

Det börjar med råttorna. Snart därefter insjuknar de första människorna. Den algeriska staden Oran hemsöks av pesten och blir en stad i belägringstillstånd. Invånarna svarar på paniken och skräcken som sprider sig på olika sätt: vissa ger upp, andra söker syndabockar. Några få, som doktor Bernard Rieux, tar upp kampen mot den dödliga sjukdomen. Camus roman från 1947 om rädsla, mod och motstånd hör till världslitteraturens klassiker.

«Bøker har sin tid, og om noen bok har sin tid nå, er det . Pesten..» - Jan Kjærstad i VG. «Pesten» regnes ved siden av «Den fremmede» som en av Albert Camus' viktigste romaner. Handlingen er lagt til forfatterens fødeland, Algerie, og beskriver en moderne by som helt uventet rammes av en pestepidemi. Da romanen kom ut i 1947 ble den straks tolket som en dyster allegori over nazismen, en verkebyll og landeplage som hadde rammet det frie vesten og utløst en rekke ulike reaksjoner, fra tapper motstand til feig skadefryd. De siste årene har Albert Camus fått ny aktualitet. Den nye interessen gjelder både hans mer filosofiske tekster og essays, som representerer en interessant mellomposisjon i etterkrigstiden polariserte politiske landskap. Romanene hans blir også nylest og når stadig nye generasjoner lesere. Dette gjelder ikke minst «Pesten», som er en roman med utallige tolkningsmuligheter. I dag kan den lett knyttes til mer dystopiske litterære tendenser og leses som et bilde på hvor uforberedt det moderne mennesket er på «naturens hevn», på katastrofene vi tror vi er beskyttet mot, og hva som skjer når nettopp et rasjonelt samfunn møter ulykker av episke dimensjoner. Albert Camus (1913-60), vokste opp under enkle kår hos sine fransk-spanske foreldre i Alger. Han debuterte som forfatter med «Retten og vrangen» i 1937, samtidig som han jobbet som journalist og drev teater. Camus' første og kanskje mest kjente roman, «Den fremmede», utkom i 1942. Albert Camus mottok Nobelprisen i litteratur i 1957. Christine Amadou har oversatt denne utgaven, som er den første siden boken ble utgitt på norsk i 1947. «En helt ny oversettelse gjør Albert Camus' mesterverk fra 1947 tilgjengelig som aldri før.» - Knut Hoem, NRK Bok. «Sjelden eller aldri har en bokutgivelse truffet katastrofens episenter så presist som denne nye oversettelsen av Albert Camus' roman fra 1947, skrevet som en allegori om nazismen inn-tog i Europa.» - Arne Dvergsdal, ter

"À ceux qui cherchent un sens à la vie, Camus répond qu’on ne sort pas du ciel qui nous contient. À ceux qui se désolent de l’absurde, Camus raconte que le monde est beau et que cela suffit à remplir le coeur d’un homme. À ceux qui souhaitent la tyrannie parce que l’Homme n’est pas à la hauteur du bien qu’on lui veut, Camus dit qu’il faut aimer les hommes avant les idées. Aux partisans de la haine, il décrit la gratitude. Aux indignés et aux sectateurs d’un "autre monde possible" qui s’endorment, sereins, sur l’oreiller des contestations incontestables, Camus enseigne que la véritable exigence est le contraire de la radicalité. [...] Albert Camus soigne le désespoir par le sentiment qu’il n’est pas nécessaire d’espérer pour entreprendre ; c’est le seul homme normal que je connaisse." Raphaël Enthoven.

A call to arms for artists, in particular those who came from an immigrant background, like he did. - "To create today means to create dangerously. Every publication is a deliberate act, and that act makes us vulnerable to the passions of a century that forgives nothing." In 1957, Nobel Prize-winning philosopher Albert Camus gave a speech entitled "Create Dangerously." Camus understood the necessity of those making art as a part of civil society. A bold cry for artistic freedom and responsibility, his words today remain as timely as ever. In this new translation, Camus's message, available as a stand-alone little book for the first time, will resonate with a new generation of writers and artists.

Genudgivelse i hardback. En ung franskmand i Algeriet, Meursault, lever et ganske almindeligt hverdagsliv, indtil han en dag på grund af tilfældige omstændigheder skyder et menneske, han overhovedet ikke kender. Alt, hvad der sker omkring Meursault, oplever han på en underlig søvngængeragtig måde uden rigtig at forstå meningen med hverken det, sig selv eller verden. Han skelner ikke mellem godt og ondt. For ham har alle handlinger samme gyldighed. Den franske forfatter Albert Camus (1913-1960) udgav Den fremmede i 1942. Den udkom første gang på dansk i 1944. Denne udgave er med Hans Peter Lunds oversættelse fra 2003.

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One of the most influential works of this century, The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays is a crucial exposition of existentialist thought. Influenced by works such as Don Juan and the novels of Kafka, these essays begin with a meditation on suicide; the question of living or not living in a universe devoid of order or meaning. With lyric eloquence, Albert Camus brilliantly posits a way out of despair, reaffirming the value of personal existence, and the possibility of life lived with dignity and authenticity.

This new illustrated of Camus’s final novel tells the story of Jacques Cormery, a boy who lived a life much like Camus’s own. This stunning, fully illustrated edition summons up the sights, sounds and textures of a childhood defined by poverty and a father's death, yet redeemed by the austere beauty of Algeria—and the young protagonist's attachment to his nearly deaf-mute mother. In telling the story of his metaphorical search for his father, who died in World War I, Camus returns to the "land of oblivion where each one is the first man" and must find his own answers. Published thirty-five years after its discovery amid the wreckage of the car accident that killed the Nobel Prize–winning novelist, this graphic interpretation of The First Man is the brilliant consummation of the life and work of one of the twenty century's greatest authors.

'To create today is to create dangerously'Camus argues passionately that the artist has a responsibility to challenge, provoke and speak up for those who cannot in this powerful speech, accompanied here by two others. Penguin Modern: fifty new books celebrating the pioneering spirit of the iconic Penguin Modern Classics series, with each one offering a concentrated hit of its contemporary, international flavour. Here are authors ranging from Kathy Acker to James Baldwin, Truman Capote to Stanislaw Lem and George Orwell to Shirley Jackson; essays radical and inspiring; poems moving and disturbing; stories surreal and fabulous; taking us from the deep South to modern Japan, New York's underground scene to the farthest reaches of outer space.

"Chuma" Albera Kamju - eto roman-pritcha. V gorod prikhodit strashnaja bolezn - i ljudi nachinajut umirat. Ottsy goroda, skryvaja pravdu, delajut zhitelej zalozhnikami epidemii. I kazhdyj stoit pered vyborom: borotsja za zhizn, iskat vykhod ili smiritsja s gospodstvom chumy, s neizbezhnoj smertju. Mnogie literaturnye kritiki "prochityvajut" v romane sobytija vo Frantsii v period fashistskoj okkupatsii.