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90 Classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books
Best known for his existentialist novel The Outsider, set in French-occupied Algeria, Albert Camus was profoundly influenced by the landscapes, towns and traditions of his youth. Selected here are some of his finest personal essays about Algeria and its environs, including the luminous ‘Nuptials at Tipasa’, one of his earliest works where he developed the themes that would inform his later philosophy: to thrive now, without hope for paradise, as mortal life alone can be worthwhile.
Editions of Short Guide to Towns Without a Past
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780241752012
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90 Classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books
Best known for his existentialist novel The Outsider, set in French-occupied Algeria, Albert Camus was profoundly influenced by the landscapes, towns and traditions of his youth. Selected here are some of his finest personal essays about Algeria and its environs, including the luminous ‘Nuptials at Tipasa’, one of his earliest works where he developed the themes that would inform his later philosophy: to thrive now, without hope for paradise, as mortal life alone can be worthwhile.
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90 Classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books
Best known for his existentialist novel The Outsider, set in French-occupied Algeria, Albert Camus was profoundly influenced by the landscapes, towns and traditions of his youth. Selected here are some of his finest personal essays about Algeria and its environs, including the luminous ‘Nuptials at Tipasa’, one of his earliest works where he developed the themes that would inform his later philosophy: to thrive now, without hope for paradise, as mortal life alone can be worthwhile.
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Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Biography and non-fiction prose > Essays
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book Short Guide to Towns Without a Past?
Albert Camus
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Penguin Books Ltd
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Short Guide to Towns Without a Past is available as paperback(ISBN 9780241752012)
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