Personal Writings

Resumen del libro

'It was the discovery of the essays celebrating his childhood and youth that altered my perception of Camus, from a thinker to a writer whose intellectual lucidity was a product of the wealth - the sensual immediacy and clarity - that had been heaped on his senses' Geoff Dyer Albert Camus was born in a 'world of poverty and sunshine' in Algeria, which would infuse all of his work. This new collection brings together three volumes of Camus' most intimate autobiographical writings for the first time. The Wrong Side and the Right Side, his first book, describes his family and his early years in a working-class neighbourhood.

Nuptials rejoices in the sensuality of sun, landscape and sea, while Summer ranges over the cities of Algiers and Oran, nature and identity. Lyrical and emotional, these pieces enrich our understanding of Camus and his love of life.

Biografía del autor

Albert Camus nació en Argelia en 1913, en una paupérrima familia de emigrantes. Escribió libros tan fundamentales en nuestra cultura como La peste o El extranjero, por los que recibió en 1957 el Premio Nobel de Literatura. Falleció prematuramente en 1960, en un accidente de circulación, poco después de declarar a un periodista: Mi obra aún no ha empezado . Tusquets Editores ha publicado sunovela El primer hombre y sus Escritos libertarios.