{"product_id":"the-myth-of-sisyphus","title":"The Myth of Sisyphus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst published in 1942, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Myth of Sisyphus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is Albert Camus’s landmark philosophical essay on the absurd: the conflict between humanity’s longing for meaning and a world that offers no clear answer. Beginning with the question of whether life is worth living, Camus examines the temptation to escape this contradiction through suicide or religious faith. He turns instead to the figure of Sisyphus, condemned by the gods to push a boulder up a mountain for eternity, as an image of the human condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten alongside \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Stranger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this work belongs to the heart of Camus’s early philosophical thought and helped establish his enduring influence on twentieth-century literature and philosophy. Yet its conclusion is not one of despair: Camus argues for revolt, freedom and the possibility of living fully without recourse to false consolation. Both lucid and provocative, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Myth of Sisyphus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e remains a defining exploration of how to face the absurd with honesty and courage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“At any street corner the feeling of absurdity can strike any man in the face.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— Albert Camus, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Myth of Sisyphus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Myth of Sisyphus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Albert Camus’s seminal essay on the Absurd has become […] one of the most influential discussions of atheism of this century.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— The Guardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardner's EU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64183418159434,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/thelamppostparis.com\/products\/the-myth-of-sisyphus","provider":"The Lamp-Post Library \u0026 Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}