American Journals by Albert Camus
This book consists of two notebooks that the Nobel laureate kept during a short trip to the U.S. in 1946 and during a longer stay in South America in 1949 during periods of stress and hectic public appearances, when he was tired, nervous, ill and vulnerable.
American Journals by Albert Camus
First trade paperback edition
Condition: Near fine, very light edge wear, price sticker on rear cover. Softcover.
Publishing Info: Paragon, New York, 1987
ISBN: 9781557783332
This text consists of two notebooks that the Nobel laureate kept during a short trip to the U.S. in 1946 and during a longer stay in Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and Chile in 1949 during periods of stress and hectic public appearances, when he was tired, nervous, ill and vulnerable. If these journals were not by Camus, they might be regarded as "meaningless bits and pieces" (his own description) that do not merit publication. But as many of these fragments later turned up in his published writings, their major interest stems from the fact that they show how Camus passed from rough notes to a finished work. Translated by Hugh Levick.
Camus' wikipedia entry
