The First Man (Vintage International)

The First Man (Vintage International)

Camus tells the story of Jacques Cormery, a boy who lived a life much like his own. Camus summons up the sights, sounds and textures of a childhood circumscribed by poverty and a father's death yet redeemed by the austere beauty of Algeria and the boy's attachment to his nearly deaf-mute mother. Published thirty-five years after its discovery amid the wreckage of the car accident that killed Camus, <b>The First Man</b> is the brilliant consummation of the life and work of one of the 20th century's greatest novelists. Translated from the French by David Hapgood.<br /><br /><br /><br />"<b>The First Man</b> is perhaps the most honest book Camus ever wrote, and the most sensual...Camus is...writing at the depth of his powers...It is a work of genius."--The New Yorker<br /><br /><br />"Fascinating...<b>The First Man</b> helps put all of Camus's work into a clearer perspective and brings into relief what separates him from the more militant literary personalities of his day...Camus's voice has never been more personal."--New York Times Book Review