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Liked It “Camus' last work; an unedited manuscript formed into 300 page reverie by his daughter 20 years after his passing. This book is one of my new favorites. It speaks of the life of an alone single-parented, poverty-stricken youth. The internal struggle and the recurring themes of independence, and...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“This is really just a novel of memories [3”
Natalie wrote this review Sunday, December 4, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Camus' last work; an unedited manuscript formed into 300 page reverie by his daughter 20 years after his passing. This book is one of my new favorites. It speaks of the life of an alone single-parented, poverty-stricken youth. The internal struggle and the recurring themes of independence, and loneliness speak to the heartache and longing of all men (as well as the loss of innocence). Great ending. Read it.”
Daniel S wrote this review Friday, October 14, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“his autobiography which explains absurdism
David E wrote this review Thursday, January 13, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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“Albert Camus's philosophy that trows light on the meaning of our existence in this incomprehensible universe”
Soma B wrote this review Wednesday, January 5, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Longing to know and understand one's own story...."and this blind stirring in him, which had never ceased, which he still felt now, a dark fire buried in him like one of those peat fires, gone out at the surface but still burning inside..."”
bnj wrote this review Monday, December 27, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Last of him, unfinished autobiography, founded in his bag when he died in auto catastrophe. The book contains original samples from Camus manuscript, who some of them are changed.
AndyMan wrote this review Friday, November 26, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Nobel prize author.”
“The best autobiography I have ever read - a stunning insight into Camus.”
Mark Buswell wrote this review Friday, August 27, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“رائعة جدا .. و لكن الترجمة متواضعة لأقصى درجة .... يقول ألبير كامي : "في وسط الشتاء ، يوجد داخلي صيف لا ينهزم"”
Just Nour wrote this review Saturday, March 26, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Awareness of one's intellectual ability, and the fulfillment of that promise in understanding the universe often makes us forget where we came from, where it all started. It is when that grounding goes that our systems of thought amount to zero; for it is that grounding which best tells us how we need to use those thoughts and engage with the world around.
Aditya Anupkumar wrote this review Saturday, August 8, 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Perhaps the most reflective of his works. I went through the books remembering my own childhood. I loved every bit of the book, and am glad it was published. As fate would have it, Camus never finished his book, and the notes reveal some of the grandness his vision would have reached if accomplished.
Nonetheless, It has it's own charm for that very reason. We only know Jacques Cormery as a child then, and maybe that's the best part, the innocent part of us we need to recall in ourselves. The rest of our lives, while maybe filled with success, can never quite match up to the promise of childhood.
He lays out a lot of the thinking that shaped his beliefs, which eventually led to his alienation from Sartre and the left bank of that period. It takes courage to be reasonable; especially in times of war and crises -- and it is that courage that elevates you to being human. That's something his contemporaries learned much later, if they learned at all.”
