Speaking Out : Lectures and Speeches, 1937-1958

Resumen del libro

Albert Camus (1913-1960) is unsurpassed among writers for a body of work that animates the wonder and absurdity of existence. Speaking Out: Lectures and Speeches, 1938-1958 brings together, for the first time, thirty-four public statements from across Camus's career that reveal his radical commitment to justice around the world and his role as a public intellectual.

From his 1946 lecture at Columbia University about humanity's moral decline, his 1951 BBC broadcast commenting on Britain's general election, and his strident appeal during the Algerian conflict for a civilian truce between Algeria and France, to his speeches on Dostoevsky and Don Quixote, this crucial new collection reflects the scope of Camus's political and cultural influence.

Biografía del autor

Albert Camus, Premio Nobel de Literatura, fallece trágicamente en 1960, con cuarenta y seis años. Deja una obra considerable e inacabada de una belleza y una fuerza excepcionales. Escritor, periodista, pensador, y autor y director teatral, este defensor infatigable de la libertad, lleno de vitalidad, fue un artista al servicio de la dignidad humana. Su lucha sin descanso contra la opresión denuncia una y otra vez la desmesura y es un fiel reflejo de nuestra época.