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The Myth of Sisyphus
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
The Myth of Sisyphus
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Albert Camus
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Series | Penguin Great Ideas |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:144 | Dimensions(mm): Height 181,Width 111 |
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Category/Genre | Western philosophy from c 1900 to now |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780141023991
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Classifications | Dewey:194 |
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Audience | General | Tertiary Education (US: College) | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Penguin Books Ltd
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Imprint |
Penguin Books Ltd
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Publication Date |
25 August 2005 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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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.
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