{"product_id":"albert-camus-edward-j-hughes-9781780234939","title":"Albert Camus","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Franco-British Society Literary Prize 2015 \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Few figures of twentieth-century French culture carry such an air of romance and intrigue as Albert Camus. Though his life was cut short by a fatal car accident in 1960, when he was just forty-six years old, he packed those years with an incredible amount of experience and accomplishment. This new entry in the Critical Lives series offers a fresh look at Camus' life and work, from his best-selling novels like \u003ci\u003eThe Stranger\u003c\/i\u003e to his complicated political engagement in a postwar world of intensifying ideological conflict. Edward Hughes offers a particularly nuanced exploration of Camus' relationship to his native Algeria--a connection whose strength would be tested in the 1950s as France's conflict with the anticolonial movement there became increasingly violent and untenable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ultimately, the picture Hughes offers is of a man whose commitment to ideas and truth reigned supreme, whether in his fiction, journalism, or political activity, a commitment that has led the man who disclaimed leadership--\"I do not guide anyone,\" he once pleaded--to nonetheless be seen as a powerful figure and ethical force.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edward J. Hughes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1780234937\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781780234939\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2016","brand":"Edward J. Hughes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48459617337599,"sku":"9781780234939","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4465735c-a02e-4466-ae3f-834c0709eb52.jpg?v=1777410819","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/albert-camus-edward-j-hughes-9781780234939","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}