Albert Camus: The Plague And The Fall
"…Camus is one of the most representative men of our time. What troubled him has troubled and continues to trouble us."[1] Many critics concur with the foregoing statement and consider that Albert Camus has importance as a spokesman for the conscience of our era, as well as for his artistic creations. Camus was one of the foremost members of the generation of French writers which includes such men as Sartre and Malraux. These writers consider themselves "engagés" or committed to the issues of their time as well as to their art, and cannot envision one separated from the other.
Camus' philosophic, political and social ideas are thus an integral part of each of his literary works and are reflected also in his long journalistic career. His commitment does not, however, lead him to neglect in any way his absorption with his art, and it is always with a high degree of technical skill and uniqueness of style that his ideas find embodiment in literary form. He was......
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