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Albert Camus and David Hapgood - The First Man: Le Premier Homme
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pros: Lyrical prose, insight into where the writer came from
cons: lack of understanding of Arab Algerians and why they revolted
More ironies than one text can bear
In this unfinished, heavily autobiographical novel (the manuscript of which was in the car with him... See Full Review
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pros: builds emotion strongly, interesting and unique characters, intelligent look at a slow loss of innocence
cons: paragraphs that run for pages, sometimes flashbacks too extended
An Incomplete Masterpiece
Camus always has been, and probably always will be, one of my favorite writers. I became entranced... See Full Review
Product Details
| Key Information | |
| Editors | Sarah Burnes |
| Authors | Albert Camus |
| Fiction Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
| Professional Reviews | |
| Professional Reviews | <b><i>Kirkus</i>:</b> "It's hard to believe any reader could have been blind to the work's distinctive merits....the very incompleteness of the work validates its power....All honor to Catherine Camus for offering us this invaluable glimpse into the life and art of a writer who may have been greater than we knew then or can know even now." |
| Book Editions | |
| Book Editions | <Edition><item name="format">Paperback</item><item name="edition">Reprint</item><item name="date">August 01, 1996</item><item name="publisher">Vintage Books</item><item name="measurements">8.25"(h) x 5"(w) x 0.75"(d), 0.65 lbs.</item><item name="isbn">9780679768166</item></Edition> |
