Noces
AuthorAlbert Camus
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Publication date
1938

Nuptials (Noces) is a collection of 4 lyrical essays by Albert Camus. It is one of his earliest works, and the first dealing with the absurd and suicide. Camus examines religious hope, rejects religions and life after death. Instead, he advocates for living for now.[1][2] The collection contains the following essays:

  • Noces à Tipasa
  • Le vent à Djémila
  • L'été à Alger
  • Le désert

Noces à Tipasa is the most known essay.
L'été à Alger is dedicated to Jacques Heurgon. In it, Camus reflects on life in Algiers during the summer, with the sea and the sun, and how even those living in poverty can feel fulfilled. He concludes with one of his core philosophies: “If there is a sin against life, it consists not so much in despairing as in hoping for another life and in eluding the implacable grandeur of this one.”[3]

References

  1. ↑ Matthew Sharpe (3 September 2015). Camus, Philosophe: To Return to our Beginnings. BRILL. p. 45. ISBN 978-90-04-30234-1.
  2. ↑ Aronson, Ronald (2011-10-27). "Albert Camus". Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
  3. ↑ Albert Camus (1913—1960): Essays, Letters, Prose Collections, Articles, and Reviews IEP


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