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Albert Camus Algerian Chronicles (Paperback). In her introduction, Alice Kaplan illuminates the dilemma faced by Camus: he was committed to the defense of those who suffered colonial injustices, yet was unable to support Algerian national sovereignty apart from France. Further DetailsTitle: Algerian Chronicles Condition: New Author: Albert Camus Translator: Arthur Goldhammer Contributor: Arthur Goldhammer (Translated by), Alice Kaplan (Introduction by) EAN: 9780674416758 ISBN: 9780674416758 Publisher: The Belknap Press Format: Paperback ISBN-10: 0674416759 Genre: History Topic: Law & Politics, Society & Culture, Literary Criticism Release Date: 11/24/2014 Item Height: 210mm Item Length: 140mm Language: English Description: More than fifty years after Algerian independence, Albert Camus’ Algerian Chronicles appears here in English for the first time. Published in France in 1958, the same year the Algerian War brought about the collapse of the Fourth French Republic, it is one of Camus’ most political works—an exploration of his commitments to Algeria. Dismissed or disdained at publication, today Algerian Chronicles, with its prescient analysis of the dead end of terrorism, enjoys a new life in Arthur Goldhammer’s elegant translation.“Believe me when I tell you that Algeria is where I hurt at this moment,” Camus, who was the most visible symbol of France’s troubled relationship with Algeria, writes, “as others feel pain in their lungs.” Gathered here are Camus’ strongest statements on Algeria from the 1930s through the 1950s, revised and supplemented by the author for publication in book form.In her introduction, Alice Kaplan illuminates the dilemma faced by Camus: he was committed to the defense of those who suffered colonial injustices, yet was unable to support Algerian national sovereignty apart from France. An appendix of lesser-known texts that did not appear in the French edition complements the picture of a moralist who posed questions about violence and counter-violence, national identity, terrorism, and justice that continue to illuminate our contemporary world. Country/Region of Manufacture: US Release Year: 2014 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
