Exile and the Kingdom
“Exile and the Kingdom” by Albert Camus, published by National Geographic Books on February 13, 2007, is a reprint edition comprising 192 pages in English. This collection features six stories that explore the theme of spiritual exile through various perspectives. The narratives depict individuals grappling with their identities and relationships against the backdrop of different settings, including North Africa, Paris, and Brazil.
Readers will find that these stories delve into the complexities of human experience, showcasing characters who confront their inner conflicts and societal expectations. The collection presents a rich tapestry of literary exploration, reflecting Camus’s profound insights into the human condition. With Carol Cosman’s new translation, this edition aims to bring a renewed appreciation for Camus’s work, making it accessible to contemporary audiences.
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From a variety of masterfully rendered perspectives, these six stories depict people at painful odds with the world around them. A wife can only surrender to a desert night by betraying her husband. An artist struggles to honor his own aspirations as well as society’s expectations of him. A missionary brutally converted to the worship of a tribal fetish is left with but an echo of his identity. Whether set in North Africa, Paris, or Brazil, the stories in Exile and the Kingdom are probing portraits of spiritual exile, and man’s perpetual search for an inner kingdom in which to be reborn. They display Camus at the height of his powers.
Now, on the 50th anniversary of the book’s publication, Carol Cosman’s new translation recovers a literary treasure for our time.
Albert Camus won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957.
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