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A wedding between individual and nature,
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This review is from: Noces Suivi De L'Ete (Folio Series : No 16) (French Edition) (Mass Market Paperback)
Re-reading recently Albert Camus' L'Etranger (Collection Folio, 2) (French Edition), published in 1942, I was struck by the protagonist's change in emotion, not to say passion, whenever he described his natural setting: the sun-drenched desert environment close to Algiers. Motivation enough to go back to the two collections of essays, NOCES et L'ETE written by the author as of 1936/7. The author treated them as work in progress, as literary and philosophical explorations, that he tweaked and revised until the mid-fifties. The published collections, however, reflect his earlier versions.
While both collections can easily be treated as one, given they cover similar themes and places, we can see over the chronological time they were written a progression in terms of depth of reflection and abstraction. Overall though, and especially evident in NOCES (Wedding), we find a very different Camus from the "label" he acquired later in life: enthusiastic, full of life, convinced of the deep love between human beings and nature (i.e. the wedding). In very lyrical, at times romantic, prose he extols the beauty of the small port near Algiers, Tipasa, going back to Roman times, or contemplates the intricate relation between past and present among the imposing ruins of the extraordinary roman city, Djemila (Cuicul or Curculum in Latin), in the coastal mountains. The reader feels intimately connected both with the places and the young Algerian, Albert. The essays on Algiers and Oran respectively are more pensive and differentiating. They are highlighting the natural beauty of the two cities and their location, open to the Mediterranean sea. Yet, the author does not ignore the dusty atmosphere or the efforts by the locals to hide behind high walls and the big stones that they move to build a city of stone, set against the sea. Oran to him feels like a Minotaur, its network of intricate alleys and streets easily losing and misleading the visitor. In both essays, however, Camus is inclusive when he writes about "Algerians"; he is very much one of them. Algeria for Camus is the country of and for the young, it is to be enjoyed in the here and now. Love for life here is not influenced or impeded by the weight of history that he finds when comparing "his" cities" with the European centres, such as Paris, Prague or, especially, Florence which features prominently in the essay "DESERT". His thoughts on these may be unusual, but are not less intriguing. In this collection his more philosophical deliberations, initially only sprinkled in between exuberance and 'joie de vivre' and later on more prominent, consider the complex intricate links, for him, between love and death, life and the emptiness thereafter. For anybody interested in the work of Camus and to expand on the prevalent view of the author as a representative of "existentialism" and the "absurd", these collections are a highly valuable addition. Anybody planning to visit Algeria's coast, will benefit from his descriptions of its beauty and rich history. Having visited all the places that Camus uses as centres as well as backdrops of his reflections, I admit to a certain personal bias here. Some of the essays have appeared in English, however, if possible they are best read and appreciated in their original. Camus' language here is exquisite. [Friederike Knabe]
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comment riviene a ma ville?,
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This review is from: Noces Suivi De L'Ete (Folio Series : No 16) (French Edition) (Mass Market Paperback)
je dois dire avant de commencer mon resumen que si je dois choisir un livre de albert camus, bien sur que je choisire c'est roman parce que il nous present un albert jeunne et un peux diferen, un albert très simple et très vital.
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voyage with Albert Camus,
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surprising book, a small note book...not as somber as other famous work I knew, A philosopher look at life through the country he loved, with poesy.
The writing style precise,clear, a treat!
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