Le premier homme: Book Guide, Author and Facts
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"The First Man is a radiant, deeply moving novel of childhood. Camus intended it as the opening book of a projected epic - his War and Peace - but in its storytelling magic and its evocative power, it has a satisfying completeness on its own, covering, as it does, the years of Camus's childhood in Algeria. As he recaptures memories of growing up fatherless with a deaf-mute mother and an illiterate, tyrannical grandmother, Camus renders the poverty of a working-class neighborhood transcended by all the sensuous pleasures that nourish this boy's young life - the escapes to the beach and to the soccer fields with his schoolmates, the joyous hunting expeditions in the backcountry with his uncle and his cronies, the sounds and smells of the streets and docks of Belcourt, the delights of the sun and the sea, and his overwhelming love for his silent mother. Throughout there is the undercurrent
Quick facts about Le premier homme
- Title: Le premier homme
- Author: Albert Camus
- First published: 1994
- Genre: french language materials, fiction, children
- OpenLibrary ID: OL1230596W
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Le premier homme by Albert Camus is widely available in print, ebook and audiobook editions from major retailers and libraries.
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What is Le premier homme about?
"The First Man is a radiant, deeply moving novel of childhood.
Who wrote Le premier homme?
Le premier homme was written by Albert Camus.
When was Le premier homme published?
Le premier homme was first published in 1994.
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