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Albert Camus At 100 : A Mediterranean Son Of France, Eamon Maher
Albert Camus At 100 : A Mediterranean Son Of France, Eamon Maher
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THIS YEAR marks the centenary of the birth of one of the world's finest writers, the French-Algerian Albert Camus (1913-1960). When his father, a pied-noir farm labourer died fighting in the French army during the First World War, Camus' mother, Catherine, was forced to work as a cleaner to provide for her two sons. The younger one, Albert, demonstrated academic talent from an early age and managed to continue in education due to the interest taken in him by two inspirational teachers, Louis Germain and the well-known philosopher, Jean Grenier. He was also awarded scholarships, without which he could not …
Loving What We Cannot Understand : Camus' ''The Plague'' And The Tsunami, Eamon Maher
Loving What We Cannot Understand : Camus' ''The Plague'' And The Tsunami, Eamon Maher
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