The Fastidious Assassins (Great Ideas) [Paperback]

Albert Camus (Author)

Book Description

Series: Great Ideas | Publication Date: November 2009

A daring critique of communism and how it had gone wrong behind the Iron Curtain, Camus' essay examines the revolutions in France and Russia, and argues that since they were both guilty of producing tyranny and corruption, hope for the future lies only in revolt without revolution. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.

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About the Author

Albert Camus was born in Algeria in 1913. His first two important books, L'Etranger (The Outsider) and the long essay Le Mythe de Sisyphe (The Myth of Sisyphus), were published when he returned to Paris. After the war he devoted himself to writing and established an international reputation with such books as La Peste (The Plague 1947), Les Justes (The Just 1949) and La Chute (The Fall; 1956). He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957. He was killed in a road accident in 1960.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Penguin Books (November 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0141036621
• ISBN-13: 978-0141036625
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,774,911 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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