Albert Camus

by Robert de Luppé, John Cumming (Translator), F. Hargreaves (Translator)

101 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1966

About the author

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Reviews

[Marti Martinson · Rating 4 out of 5]

At only 90 pages, the book can be deceptive. Reading an explanation of Camus, for me, can be just as difficult as reading Camus. Several points from The Myth of Sisyphus and The Rebel, both of which I read a long time ago, were clarified, but overall many tenets of absurdism, existentialism, structuralism, whatever-ism, etc., are just beyond me. The chapters on Camus' fiction, however, have prepared me for it; the books will be more than just well written stories.

Luppe does write well and the topics are very organized.

Here are writing examples as to why I think Camus IS a secular saint:

I do not wish to be unjust today, in order to achieve justice tomorrow. The just cause is one where the means -rather than the end- is just; for the means is concerned with the present moment and therefore defines our existence. (pg 28)

To love man is to seek to heal him, and not to save his soul for some debatable future. (63)

I shall not add to living injustice for the sake of a dead justice. (82)

It's much easier to die for one's contradictions than to live them. (84)

It is just difficult to finally accept that passive acceptance does add to the evil of the world.

[Jarrett DeLozier · Rating 4 out of 5]

2 things.

First, the most interesting aspects of Camus’ thought are found first—and better— in Dostoyevsky. This isn’t to denigrate Camus, but rather it’s to credit of Dostoyevsky’s awe-inspiring work. Camus loved Dostoyevsky and so clearly took up many of his themes. But he resisted the central, most important one: Christ and Him crucified.

Second: this quote alone is worth the price of this book:
“Camus is a poet unable to silence his poetry; whether by intention, or not, he is—to a certain extent—untrue to his aesthetic, since he obscured his intended image of the world’s absurdity.”

[Daan Van Landeghem · Rating 5 out of 5]

Geweldige samenvatting van Camus oeuvre en filosofie. Camus’ werk is niet altijd het gemakkelijkste te doorgronden maar Robert de Luppé zet een met een fantastische, vlotte schrijfstijl een geweldige analyse neer van al zijn belangrijkste werken in dit boekje.
Absolute aanrader!

[Femke · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute short introduction to the philosophy of Camus

[Tanja · Rating 5 out of 5]

Une excellente étude sur la philosophie et la pensée d'Albert Camus. Un livre à ne pas manquer si l'on veut comprendre l'absurde selon Camus et comment se battre contre cet absurde.