The Myth of Sisyphus

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Myth of Sisyphus
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Albert Camus
SeriesPenguin Great Ideas
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:144
Dimensions(mm): Height 181,Width 111
Category/GenreWestern philosophy from c 1900 to now
ISBN/Barcode 9780141023991
ClassificationsDewey:194
Audience
General
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
Publication Date 25 August 2005
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are. Inspired by the myth of a man condemned to ceaselessly push a rock up a mountain and watch it roll back to the valley below, The Myth of Sisyphus transformed twentieth-century philosophy with its impassioned argument for the value of life in a world without religious meaning.

Author Biography

Albert Camus (1913-1960) was a French writer and philosopher. Among his works are The Stranger (1942), The Plague (1947), The Fall (1956), and Exile and the Kingdom (1957). He won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1957.