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Robert Zaretsky. Albert Camus: Elements of a Life. Ithaca, New York. Cornell University Press. 2010. x + 181 pages. $24.95. isbn 978-0-8014-4805-8
Like most public figures, authors go in and out of fashion. This is especially true for authors who are also philosophically and/or politically engaged. Albert Camus has been something of a lightning rod for several decades and is certainly one of those authors who has gone in and out of fashion. Thankfully, Camus and his work seem to be enjoying a critical resurgence.
Robert Zaretsky's Albert Camus: Elements of a Life is part biography and part critical commentary. It is a beautifully written, carefully researched, and thoroughly engaging snapshot of four defining moments...