The Fall
by:
Robin Buss (author)
Albert Camus (author)
Jean-Baptiste Clamence is a soul in turmoil. Over several drunken nights he regales a chance acquaintance with his story. From this successful former lawyer and seemingly model citizen a compelling, self-loathing catalogue of guilt, hypocrisy and alienation pours forth. "The Fall" (1956) is a...
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Jean-Baptiste Clamence is a soul in turmoil. Over several drunken nights he regales a chance acquaintance with his story. From this successful former lawyer and seemingly model citizen a compelling, self-loathing catalogue of guilt, hypocrisy and alienation pours forth. "The Fall" (1956) is a brilliant portrayal of a man who has glimpsed the hollowness of his existence. But beyond depicting one man's disillusionment, Camus's novel exposes the universal human condition and its absurdities - and our innocence that, once lost, can never be recaptured.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780141187945 (0141187948)
Publish date: June 1st 2007
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 98
Edition language: English
The ramblings of an asshole, whose every act of generosity stems from validation, turned into philosopher.
Odd to read while watching Making a Murderer. Honestly, there were a lot of great quotes, but the story itself was a bit muddled. The second person was only really effective at the end. It was thankfully short, but the philosophy behind this was so obscured that I'm just a little bit confused about ...
Wreszcie sięgnąłem po powieść Camusa - Upadek. Jedna z najważniejszych książek XX wieku, wymienia ją się jako jedną z podstawowych lektur muru egzystencjalizmu. Rzeczywiście książka rewelacyjna. Wczytując się w monolog Clemence mimo chodem skłaniamy się do refleksji nad własnym życiem, jego absurdal...
In any case, I only like confessions nowadays, and the authors of confessions write chiefly in order not to confess, saying nothing of what they know. When they pretend to be owning up, that’s the moment to beware: they’re putting make-up on the corpse. As far as his prose-fiction output goes, Cam...
Rating: 4* of fiveThe Book Report: Told as a long monologue stretched over several days, Jean-Baptiste Clamence reviews the very great highs of his life as a respected criminal attorney, and the very great lows of his life as a libertine without a discernible conscience or moral compass. He narrates...
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