{"product_id":"myth-of-sisyphus-pb-w3","title":"Albert Camus: The Myth of Sisyphus [2000] Paperback, (Penguin Modern Classics)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe summation of the existentialist philosophy threaded throughout all his writing, Albert Camus' \u003ci\u003eThe Myth of Sisyphus\u003c\/i\u003e is translated by Justin O'Brien with an introduction by James Wood in Penguin Classics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this profound and moving philosophical statement, Camus poses the fundamental question: is life worth living? If human existence holds no significance, what can keep us from suicide? As Camus argues, if there is no God to give meaning to our lives, humans must take on that purpose themselves. This is our 'absurd' task, like Sisyphus forever rolling his rock up a hill, as the inevitability of death constantly overshadows us. Written during the bleakest days of the Second World War, \u003ci\u003eThe Myth of Sisyphus\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eLe Mythe de Sisyphe\u003c\/i\u003e) argues for an acceptance of reality that encompasses revolt, passion and, above all, liberty. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume contains several other essays, including lyrical evocations of the sunlit cities of Algiers and Oran, the settings of his great novels \u003ci\u003eThe Outsider\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Plague\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlbert Camus (1913-60) is the author of a number of best-selling and highly influential works, all of which are published by Penguin. They include \u003ci\u003eThe Fall\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Outsider \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe First Man. Awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957, Camus is remembered as one of the few writers to have shaped the intellectual climate of post-war France, but beyond that, his fame has been international.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you enjoyed \u003ci\u003eThe Myth of Sisyphus\u003c\/i\u003e, you might like Camus' \u003ci\u003eThe Outsider\u003c\/i\u003e, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Camus could never cease to be one of the principal forces in our domain, nor to represent, in his own way, the history of France and of this century'\u003cbr\u003eJean-Paul Sartre\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Camus, Albert \u0026 O'brien, Justin \u0026 Wood, James","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":42227197739193,"sku":"9780141182001","price":14.3,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Good","offer_id":48040714764627,"sku":"XG80141182001","price":5.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":48159316934995,"sku":"XV80141182001","price":7.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Like New","offer_id":53811923583315,"sku":"XE80141182001","price":8.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/camus-albert-o-brien-justin-wood-james-albert-camus-the-myth-of-sisyphus-2000-paperback-57397179122003.jpg?v=1779372203","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/myth-of-sisyphus-pb-w3","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}