Exile and the Kingdom
Author | : Albert Camus |
Publisher | : Penguin UK |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2013-10-31 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780141914251 |
ISBN-13 | : 0141914254 |
Rating | : 4/5 (254 Downloads) |
Download or read book Exile and the Kingdom written by Albert Camus and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stories of Exile and the Kingdom explore the dilemma of being an outsider - even in one's own country - and of allegiance. With intense power and lyricism, Camus evokes beautiful but harsh landscapes, whether the shimmering deserts of his native Algeria or the wild, mysterious jungles of Brazil. Here a Frenchwoman is gradually seduced by the sheer difference of North Africa, a mutilated renegade is driven mad by the cruelty of his own people, and a barrel-maker watches the slow decline of his craft. A kindly teacher must choose between the law and a life, while a modest painter is out of his depth in the hypocrisy of the art world, and a French engineer discovers a new sense of belonging in a distant land.