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050 4$aPQ2605.A3734$bZ664 2015
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100 1 $aHughes, Edward J.$q(Edward Joseph),$d1953-$eauthor.
245 10$aAlbert Camus /$cEdward J. Hughes.
260 $aLondon, UK :$bReaktion Books,$c2015.
300 $a215 p. :$bill., portraits ;$c20 cm.
490 1 $aCritical lives series.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 207-211).
505 0 $aLiteracy, or 'the regular rows of the lines' -- 'True love...awkward pages' -- 'This Algiers happiness' -- All work and no play -- A beautiful profession -- A tale of two outsiders -- 'All man's misery...' -- Combat and the narrative of liberation -- 'A catastrophe slow to happen' -- Wars of words continued -- Beyond polemic: 'From now on, creation' -- Staging confession -- Stockholm and the backdrop to fame -- 1958 -- Cohabiting with oneself -- A contested legacy.
520 $aOne of France's most high-profile writers and a Nobel Prize-winner, Albert Camus experienced both public adulation and acrimonious rejection during his career, which was cut short by a fatal car accident in 1960. His novels The Outsider and The Plague earned him a reputation as a writer who captured the mood of the age. Edward J. Hughes unravels the life of a complex personality whose work and stance were the subjects of intense interest and scrutiny. 'I do not guide anyone', Camus pleaded in his last interview, reinforcing the paradox of a leading figure who in private wrestled with the challenge of pursuing his craft as a writer in an age of pressing ideological conflict.--$cPublisher description.
600 10$aCamus, Albert,$d1913-1960.
650 0$aAuthors, French$y20th century$vBiography.
650 0$aAuthors, Algerian$y20th century$vBiography.
830 0$aCritical lives series.