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| Named Person: | Albert Camus; Albert Camus; Albert Camus |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Robert Zaretsky |
| ISBN: | 9780674724761 0674724763 |
| OCLC Number: | 840460700 |
| Description: | 227 pages ; 20 cm |
| Contents: | Prologue -- Absurdity -- Silence -- Measure -- Fidelity -- Revolt -- Epilogue. |
| Responsibility: | Robert Zaretsky. |
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Exploring themes that preoccupied Albert Camus - absurdity, silence, revolt, fidelity, and moderation - the author portrays a moralist who refused to be fooled by the nobler names we assign to our actions, and who pushed himself, and those about him, to challenge the status quo. For Camus, rebellion against injustice is the human condition.
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In the beautifully titled and beautifully written "A Life Worth Living: Albert Camus and the Quest for Meaning," historian Robert Zaretsky considers Camus s lifelong quest to shed light on the absurd condition, his yearning for a meaning or a unity to our lives, and its timeless yet increasingly timely legacy A remarkable read in its entirety.--Maria Popova"Brain Pickings" (10/01/2014)" Read more...
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