{"product_id":"2026200015096-secondhand-selected-essays-and-notebooks","title":"Selected Essays And Notebooks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the crossroads of philosophy and literature stands Albert Camus — Nobel laureate, moral conscience of the twentieth century, and one of the most penetrating minds of postwar France — and Selected Essays and Notebooks offers an unparalleled window into the private and intellectual world of this singular figure. Edited and translated by Philip Thody, this indispensable Penguin volume chronicles Camus's thoughts on art, politics, and the human condition, drawing from his personal notebooks alongside a carefully curated selection of his most celebrated essays, including his meditations on the absurd, revolt, and the responsibilities of the writer.\n\nCamus writes with a clarity that is both devastating and luminous, arguing that meaning must be wrested from an indifferent universe through courage, solidarity, and unflinching honesty. The collection illustrates the full arc of his philosophical development, from the sun-drenched shores of Algeria to the fractious debates of Parisian intellectual life, revealing the man behind the myth with rare intimacy. Thody's authoritative translation preserves the cadence and moral urgency of Camus's prose, making this an essential text for anyone who has ever wrestled with the question of how to live — a question Camus never stopped asking.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203189219547,"sku":"2026200015096-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/89d10b60-73b1-4d47-8930-e7e8d48b742f.png?v=1788145354","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200015096-secondhand-selected-essays-and-notebooks","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}