Exile and the kingdom
by Albert Camus
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"[Exile and the kingdom] consists of six "short stories". The term must be as loosely applied as was that of "novel" to last year's The Fall. The tales, precise, almost stark, are concerned with illuminating the dispossessed- symbolically projected in the exile of man. Two, "The Adulterous Woman" and "The Renegade" take the deserts for their scenes; its barrenness brings revelation to Janine, madness to the renegade missionary. In "The Artist At Work" he elucidates the encumbrance and distraction which love entails and the failure in flight from love. "The Silent Men" and "The Guest" are stoic statements for compassion, for no other reason than for men's need to draw comfort from one another. The stories have the purity, dignity and involution expected from Camus and will find their own critical audience." (Kirkus Review, 10 March 1957)
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French language materials, Foreign languages, French, Manners and customs, Fiction, French literature, CUENTOS FRANCESES, Translations into English, Short stories, German Short stories, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), French Short stories, Littérature française, Social life and customsPeople
Albert Camus (1913-1960)Times
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Exile and the kingdom
1991-11, Vintage Books
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067973385X 9780679733850
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Translation of: L'exil et le royaume.
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