Description: More than fifty years after Algerian independence, Albert Camus'e(tm) 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'e(tm) most political works'e"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'e(tm)s elegant translation. 'eoeBelieve me when I tell you that Algeria is where I hurt at this moment,'e Camus, who was the most visible symbol of France'e(tm)s troubled relationship with Algeria, writes, 'eoeas others feel pain in their lungs.'e Gathered here are Camus'e(tm) 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.
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Book Title: Algerian Chronicles
Item Length: 8.3in
Item Height: 0.9in
Item Width: 5.6in
Author: Albert Camus, Arthur Goldhammer
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Sociology / General, General, Africa / North, World / African, Essays
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication Year: 2013
Genre: History, Literary Collections, Social Science, Political Science
Item Weight: 13.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 154 Pages
