Because Camus destroyed the earlier correspondence he received, the first twenty-six letters in the volume are his only; the full begins in 1940. ø These enlightening letters offer invaluable glimpses into the development of Camus?s ...

The revised edition, with six essays, was published with a preface by Albert Camus in 1948; the third edition, upon which this translation is based, was published in 1959.

Première édition, 1933.

Mais, hélas, les choses sont telles que je les décris ". Ainsi s'exprime Giuseppe Rensi (1871-1941), au seuil de la Philosophie de l'absurde.