The First Man

Resumen del libro

The unfinished manuscript of "The First Man" was discovered in the wreckage of car accident in which Camus died in 1960. Although it was not published for over thirty years, it was an instant bestseller when it finally appeared in 1994. The first man' is Jacques Cormery, whose poverty-stricken childhood in Algiers is made bearable by his love for his silent and illiterate mother, and by the teacher who transforms his view of the world.

The most autobiographical of Camus's novels, it gives profound insights into his life and the powerful themes underlying his work.

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.