The Rebel by Albert Camus
The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt by Albert Camus. 1954 Knopf, believed to be first U.S. edition, unstated date on c/r page but printed from British plates, 273 pages. Camus was an Algerian-born French Nobel Prize-winning novelist, poet, and essayist who's death by car crash is believed by some to be the work of soviet spies. The Rebel is a book-length essay on the political philosophy, religious questions, and dictatorship and revolution.
Condition: Jacket in good-condition, with tears and coffee ring stains on front cover, book in good condition, some pencil underlining
"In every act of rebellion , the man concerned experiences not only a feeling of revulsion at the infringement of his rights but also a complete and spontaneous loyalty to certain aspects of himself."
The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt by Albert Camus. 1954 Knopf, believed to be first U.S. edition, unstated date on c/r page but printed from British plates, 273 pages. Camus was an Algerian-born French Nobel Prize-winning novelist, poet, and essayist who's death by car crash is believed by some to be the work of soviet spies. The Rebel is a book-length essay on the political philosophy, religious questions, and dictatorship and revolution.
Condition: Jacket in good-condition, with tears and coffee ring stains on front cover, book in good condition, some pencil underlining
"In every act of rebellion , the man concerned experiences not only a feeling of revulsion at the infringement of his rights but also a complete and spontaneous loyalty to certain aspects of himself."