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The myth of Sisyphus / Albert Camus ; translated by Justin O'Brien, with an introduction by James Wood.

Camus, Albert, 1913-1960 (Author). O'Brien, Justin. (Added Author).

Summary:

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 20th century philosophy with its impassioned argument for the value of life in a world without religous meaning.

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  • ISBN: 9780141182001 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 0141182008 :
  • Physical Description: xx, 191 p. ; 20 cm.
  • Publisher: London : Penguin, 2000.

Content descriptions

General Note:
This translation of Le mythe de Sisyphe first published: Hamish Hamilton, 1955. This collection including five other essays first published: Penguin, 1975.
Subject:
Absurd (Philosophy)
Suicide.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Alexander College.

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Alexander College Burnaby PQ 2605 .A3734M9313 2000 (Text) 3522000034173 Non-Fiction Volume hold Available -