{"product_id":"forget-camus-confronting-the-humanist-myth-paperback","title":"Forget Camus: Confronting the Humanist Myth - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOliver Gloag\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePEELING BACK THE MYTHS OBSCURING FRANCE'S ALL-TIME MOST POPULAR AUTHOR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlbert Camus is broadly regarded as a philosopher of our time: a freedom fighter and a pioneering anti-colonialist. Oliver Gloag rejects the simplicity of this persistent image. A careful reading of Camus's three major novels - \u003ci\u003eThe Stranger, The Plague, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe First Man\u003c\/i\u003e - reveals a deep-seated attachment to colonialism and the colonial way of life. \u003ci\u003eForget Camus\u003c\/i\u003e argues that its subject's contradictions are central to understanding both his work and the meaning behind his enduring popularity. The legacy of the most widely read Frenchman in the world has been co-opted to present a flattering and false version of colonial history and is an obstacle to France coming to terms with its neocolonial present. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eForget Camus \u003c\/i\u003eis a book about colonial history and a nation's literature that lays bare the ideological contradictions of French society past and present.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOliver Gloag\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer affiliated with Duke's Institute for Critical Theory. He was born in New York and grew up in France. He has a JD from Tulane University and a Ph.D in romance studies from Duke. His focus is on colonial representations in French literature. He lives in Brooklyn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 28, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53801539764531,"sku":"9781836742708","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/nniWjPpx3a9781836742708.webp?v=1785968972","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/forget-camus-confronting-the-humanist-myth-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}