This small volume cuts to the political core of Camus without turning him into a marble bust.

Gathered here are essays, speeches, and letters in which he wrestles with fascism, violence, capital punishment, artistic responsibility, and the problem of how to remain morally awake in public life without surrendering to slogans.

Camus refuses both innocence and fanaticism. He writes from within history’s damage, but keeps insisting on limits, dignity, and the obligation to speak clearly. A sharp, concentrated entry point into the ethical and political side of his work.

Penguin Modern Classics paperback, first published by Vintage International in 2020. In new condition.