Speaking Out

Camus, Albert

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This definitive collection of Albert Camus’ public speeches and lectures gives an unparalleled insight into the thought of one of the twentieth century’s most enduring writers. From his pre-war speech on the politics and culture of the Mediterranean – delivered when he was just 22 – to his impassioned Nobel Prize acceptance speeches, Speaking Out makes manifest Camus’ ‘stubborn humanism’, his longing for freedom and justice. In a Europe scarred by the horrors of the early 20th century, these speeches mark a singular artist’s commitment to a kinder, truer world.

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Publish Date: 04/11/2021
ISBN: 9780241400364 Category: Tags: ,

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A new collection of Albert Camus’ most brilliant speeches and lectures

‘Freedom is dangerous, as hard to live as it is exalting…’

This definitive new collection of Albert Camus’ public speeches and lectures gives a compelling insight into one of the twentieth century’s most enduring writers. From a pre-war speech on the politics of the Mediterranean – delivered when he was just twenty-two – to his impassioned Nobel Prize acceptance lectures and several pieces appearing in English for the first time, Speaking Out shows Camus’ clarity and subtlety of thought, his ‘stubborn humanism’ and his unerring commitment to freedom and justice.

Translated by Quintin Hoare