Albert CamusBiblio.com
Albert CamusBiblio.com
Le Minotaure ou La Halte D'Oran
1950AA1424Paris: Charlot 1950. First Limited. Very Good. A very good copy in tan wrappers with red and black printed cover A limited edition this copy being No 73 printed on pure Rives vellum paper as described in the limitation page There is a small tear at the base of the spine but otherwise the binding is very good The personal library label of "Ex PG libris Skinos" Panof Grafsos Skinos is affixed to the bottom of the ffep with some paste stain Pages are still uncut<br /> A well-know essay by Camus<br /> From a summary:<br /> "Men from time to time need to retreat to areas which are silent in order to collect their thoughts and better understand the world This silence is best found in big cities in which one can simultaneously be in the presence of others and yet be lost in the crowd European cities however are too imbued with their violent and eventful histories to provide this silence Cities can even be too filled with poetry to provide the proper silence for thought The city of Oran then is ideal as it is a kind of city without soul or poetry to distract the thinker" 80 pp. Charlot unknown
