A memoir of madness, new york, vintage books, 1990, p. Set in amsterdam, the fall consists of a series of dramatic monologues by the selfproclaimed judgepenitent jeanbaptiste clamence, as he reflects upon his life to a stranger. In the fog of amsterdam, jeanbaptiste clamence meets an unnamed stranger in a small bar and, falling into a solipsistic monologue, begins. Elegantly styled, camus profoundly disturbing novel of a parisian lawyers confessions is a searing study of modern amorality. This is an exlibrary book and may have the usual libraryused book markings inside.
Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Richesse du monde, pauvretes des nations daniel cohen acheter occasion 1998. Albert camus, le pessimisme et le courage, combat3 november 1944 despite his popular image, strictly speaking camus was not an existentialist. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Even when the attraction is strongest, i am on my guard. A contemporary and friend of jeanpaul sartre, he was a writer of the existentialist movement, though he objected to this title. Gebrauchsspuren vor allem am einband, berieben zustand. Like the other novels of camus, this too, is a little outdated by now. Also by albert camus awarded the nobel prize for literature in 1957 notebooks i 9421951 carnets. The fall by albert camus goodreads the fall french. His origin in algeria and his experiences there in the thirties were dominating influences in his thought.
Like alas, after a certain age every man is responsible for his face. Puisje, monsieur, vous proposer mes services, sans risquer detre importun. Albert camus 191960 was a representative of nonmetropolitan french literature. This book is truly excellent and deserves to be read in its native language. I was surprised, being dutch, that it is situated in amsterdam. Born in 19 in algeria, frenchman albert camus is one of the most celebrated french language authors of both novels and plays. All those books barely read, those friends barely loved, those cities barely visited, those. About the author albert camus na t mondovi en alg rie en 19 folio. Albert camus project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. The city has changed so much since then, that i hardly recognised it. The extended monologue format is intriguing, and the fact that it was a rather nasty sendup of many of the existentialists with whom camus had had a fallingout was especially marvelous. The novel is one of the authors most brilliant technical achievements.
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