{"product_id":"the-myth-of-sisyphus-9780141182001","title":"The Myth of Sisyphus","description":"\u003cp\u003eIs life worth living? If human existence holds no significance, what can keep us from suicide? In this book, the author argues if there is no God to give meaning to our lives, humans must take on that purpose themselves. It also argues for an acceptance of reality that encompasses revolt, passion and, above all, liberty.\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume contains several other essays, including lyrical evocations of the sunlit cities of Algiers and Oran.  In this profound and moving philosophical statement, Camus poses the  fundamental question- Is life worth living? If human existence holds no  significance, what can keep us from suicide?  As Camus argues,  if there is no God to give meaning to our lives, humans must take on  that purpose themselves. This is our 'absurd' task, like Sisyphus  forever rolling his rock up a hill, as the inevitability of death  constantly overshadows us. Written during the bleakest days of the  Second World War, The Myth of Sisyphus argues for an acceptance of  reality that encompasses revolt, passion and, above all, liberty. This  volume contains several other essays, including lyrical evocations of  the sunlit cities of Algiers and Oran, the settings of his great novels The Outsider and The Plague.  Albert  Camus is the author of a number of best-selling and highly influential  works, all of which are published by Penguin. They include The Fall, The Outsider and The First Man. He is remembered as one of the few writers  to have shaped the intellectual climate of post-war France, but beyond  that, his fame has been international.  Translated by Justin O'Brien With an Introduction by James Wood\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9780141182001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 03 Oct 2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 19.7(H)x12.9(L)x1.2(W)158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 158\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eJames Wood (Afterword by)   James Wood has been a staff writer at the New Yorker since 2007. In 2009, he won the National Magazine Award for reviews and criticism. He was the chief literary critic at the Guardian from 1992 to 1995, and a book critic at the New Republic from 1995 to 2007. He has published a number of books with Cape, including How Fiction Works, which has been translated into thirteen languages.  Albert Camus (Author)   Albert Camus (1913-60) grew up in a working-class neighbourhood in Algiers. He studied philosophy at the University of Algiers, and became a journalist. His most important works include The Outsider, The Myth of Sisyphus, The Plague and The Fall. After the occupation of France by the Germans in 1941, Camus became one of the intellectual leaders of the Resistance movement. He was killed in a road accident, and his last unfinished novel, The First Man, appeared posthumously.  Justin O'Brien (Translator)   Justin O'Brien was the Blanche W. Knopf Professor of French Literature at Columbia University and renowed translator of Anre Gide and Albert Camus, both of whom were his intimate friends.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Albert Camus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46598158844121,"sku":"9780141182001","price":26.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9780141182001_67110972-e98e-4341-bced-ffc0d5b4321c.jpg?v=1746708525","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/the-myth-of-sisyphus-9780141182001","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}