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Albert Camus: A Life
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Albert Camus is among the most significant French writers of the twentieth century. His novels, THE PLAGUE & THE OUTSIDER, have a timeless power & appeal & are studied all over the world, & his philosophical work has had an enduring influence. Oliver Todd has been authorised by Camus' family to write the definitive life. Opening with his impoverished childhood in Algiers, Todd brings the historical context to life, shedding light on Camus' later agonising conflict between sympathy for the working class Algerians & for the French colonials with a stake in their adopted l&. His life pre-sented impossible choices & perpetual struggle: his intimacy with the Gallimard family, despite their collaborationist activities; his involvement in the conflict between Satre & de Beauvoir; his own battles with debilitating bouts of tuberculosis & with the passion-ate, restless nature that would never let him settle. Because Todd understands his subject & his times so well, he brings to this rich, generous biography a rare immediacy & perception, evoking a great writer & his would with memorable force & engaging subtlety ...
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Albertine

In this powerfully atmospheric novel, Jacqueline Rose retells the story of Albertine from Proust's A la recherche du temps perdu, from her point of view. But this remarkable retelling stands on its own, needing no knowledge of the original. Instead this woman's story carries us into a a lush, dream-like world, in which a drama of passion - suggestive and erotic, intriguing and provocative - is played out on bodies and minds alike. The beautiful orphan, Albertine, is trapped in her lover's Paris apartment. She longs for his wealth and status, and hopes he will make her safe. Sickly and pampered, he is lured by her verve, the ease of her body, the pleasures he suspects are lurking in her past. Gradually, as they circle each other, their love starts to suffocate them both. This
is a strange and captivating liaison, which starts on the wide sands of Normandy and ends in the city streets, in a hidden world behind closed doors. And as Albertine struggles to escape, her only delight lies in her free, sensual women friends. Yet even to them she remains mysterious. Can anyone answer the question - who is Albertine?
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In this powerfully atmospheric novel, Jacqueline Rose retells the story of Albertine from Proust's A la recherche du temps perdu, from her point of view. But this remarkable retelling stands on its own, needing no knowledge of the original. Instead this woman's story carries us into a a lush, dream-like world, in which a drama of passion
- suggestive & erotic, intriguing & provocative
- is played out on bodies & minds alike. The beautiful orphan, Albertine, is trapped in her lover's Paris apartment. She longs for his wealth & status, & hopes he will make her safe. Sickly & pampered, he is lured by her verve, the ease of her body, the pleasures he suspects are lurking in her past. Gradually, as they circle each other, their love starts to suffocate them both. This is a strange & captivating liaison, which starts on the wide sands of Normandy & ends in the city streets, in a hidden world behind closed doors. & as Albertine struggles to escape, her only delight lies in her free, sensual women friends. Yet even to them she remains mysterious. Can anyone answer the question
- who is Albertine?

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