The Rebel (L'Homme Rvolt)
by Camus, Albert (intro. Sir Herbert Read; tr. Anthony Bower)
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- Hardcover
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- Condition
- Near fine 1st edition in english, with clipped d/j (v.g., a little bumping on edges); red clothbound boards clean, gilt spine ti
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About This Item
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1953. 1st English. hardback. Near fine 1st edition in english, with clipped d/j (v.g., a little bumping on edges); red clothbound boards clean, gilt spine titling bright; text block firm, pages unmarked and crisp.. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). A philosophical exploration of the idea of 'rebellion' by one of the leading existentialist thinkers, Albert Camus' The Rebel looks at artistic and political rebels throughout history, from Epicurus to the Marquis de Sade. Translated by Anthony Bower with an introduction by Sir Herbert Read. The Rebel is Camus' 'attempt to understand the time I live in' and a brilliant essay on the nature of human revolt. Published in 1951, it makes a daring critique of communism - how it had gone wrong behind the Iron Curtain and the resulting totalitarian regimes. It questions two events held sacred by the left wing - the French Revolution of 1789 and the Russian Revolution of 1917 - that had resulted, he believed, in terrorism as a political instrument. In this towering intellectual document, Camus argues that hope for the future lies in revolt, which unlike revolution is a spontaneous response to injustice and a chance to achieve change without giving up collective and intellectual freedom.
Synopsis
Albert Camus was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC131857
- Title
- The Rebel (L'Homme Rvolt)
- Author
- Camus, Albert (intro. Sir Herbert Read; tr. Anthony Bower)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine 1st edition in english, with clipped d/j (v.g., a little bumping on edges); red clothbound boards clean, gilt spine ti
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st English
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1953
- Pages
- 273
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st, translation, philosophy, Camus
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 8vo (230 x 150 / 9\"\" x 6\"\")
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