The exile and the kingdom

Name: The exile and the kingdom
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Autor: Albert Camus

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A collection of short stories that share the universal theme of human fraternity and its hardships. From one of the most important and representative authors of the 20th century and a Nobel Prize winner in Literature.

Although it is the only volume of short stories published by French-Algerian writer Albert Camus, *Exile and the Kingdom* occupies far from a minor place within the oeuvre of the novelist of *The Stranger* and *The Plague* . In favor of the collection, one could cite elements that highlight, for example, its historical importance: it was published in 1957, the same year Camus received the Nobel Prize for Literature; it is the last work of fiction he published; the final narrative of the volume assumes, at least for Brazilians, a special character, since it is set in Brazil. All of this gives it indisputable relevance, but its greatness derives from other factors as well.

When writing it, Camus could not have imagined that he was preparing his final work of fiction. However, Exile and the Kingdom constitutes, in a way, an exemplary synthesis of Camus's work. Its theme, expressed from the title, leaves no doubt about this. In the six short stories in the collection, the writer discusses the opposition between the extremes that fuel the "consciousness of revolt." On one side, the solitude of the forced stranger, the one who pays with complete marginalization for his choice of "refusing to play a role assigned to him by society," as Camus explained. This is "exile." On the other side, repose in universal history or even in personal history, that which we might ultimately call happiness. This is the "kingdom."

It wouldn't be fair to the reader to point out here how the clash between "exile" and "kingdom" is realized in each of the stories in this volume—why deny them the intelligent pleasure of that discovery? We will never know whether Camus would have continued writing other stories—perhaps the genre would never have become a primary necessity for Camus. Still, he made Exile and the Kingdom a must-have for fans of the genre and his extraordinary work.

(Text adapted from Rinaldo Gama's blurb)

ISBN	978-850-111-129-6
Tradutor	Valerie Rumjanek
Altura	210 mm
Largura	135 mm
Profundidade	9 mm
Lançamento	12/01/2018
Páginas	176

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Albert Camus

Albert Camus foi um jornalista, filósofo e escritor francês nascido na Argélia, em 1913. Seus trabalhos contribuíram com o crescimento da corrente de pensamento conhecida como absurdismo. Um dos grandes autores do século XX, recebeu o Prêmio Nobel de Literatura em 1957, três anos antes de sua morte. Entre suas maiores obras estão O estrangeiro, A peste e A queda.

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