{"product_id":"myth-of-sisyphus-albert-camus","title":"Myth of Sisyphus (Albert Camus)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this profound and moving philosophical statement, Camus poses the fundamental question: If human existence has no meaning, is life worth living?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'What I touch, what resists me - that is what I understand'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Camus argues, if there is no God to give meaning to our lives, humans must take on that purpose themselves. This is our 'absurd' task, like Sisyphus condemned forever to roll a rock up a hill. Written during the bleakest days of the Second World War, \u003ci\u003eThe Myth of Sisyphus\u003c\/i\u003e argues for an acceptance of reality that encompasses revolt, passion and, above all, liberty, gained through an awareness of pure existence.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume contains several other essays, including lyrical evocations of the sunlit cities of Algiers and Oran, the settings of his great novels \u003ci\u003eThe Outsider \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Plague\u003c\/i\u003e.   The writings in this volume are all, in their own way, hymns to the physical world and the elemental pleasures of living.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslated by Justin O'Brien\u003cbr\u003eWith an afterword by James Wood\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAlbert Camus (1913-60) grew up in a working-class neighbourhood in Algiers. He studied philosophy at the University of Algiers, and became a journalist. His most important works include \u003ci\u003eThe Outsider\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Myth of Sisyphus, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Plague \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Fall\u003c\/i\u003e. After the occupation of France by the Germans in 1941, Camus became one of the intellectual leaders of the Resistance movement. He was killed in a road accident, and his last unfinished novel, \u003ci\u003eThe First Man\u003c\/i\u003e, appeared posthumously.\nJustin O'Brien was the Blanche W. Knopf Professor of French Literature at Columbia University and renowed translator of Anre Gide and Albert Camus, both of whom were his intimate friends.\nBorn in Durham in 1965\u003cb\u003e, James Wood \u003c\/b\u003ehas been a staff writer at \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003esince 2007. He was the chief literary critic at the \u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003c\/i\u003efrom 1992 to 1995, and a senior editor at \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e from 1995 to 2007. His books include \u003ci\u003eHow Fiction Works\u003c\/i\u003e, which has been translated into fifteen languages.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format, Englisch, 192 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65809736663389,"sku":"K053116612","price":11.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/5311661200001A.jpg?v=1788511734","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/myth-of-sisyphus-albert-camus","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}