經典小說與不朽作者的綻放歷程卡繆的小說《異鄉人》自一九四二年在法國出版以來，已被翻譯為六十種語言，光法語版就售出超過千萬冊。如果二十世紀曾產生一部可說無所不在的小說，它就該是《異鄉人》了。一位小說新手的二十來歲年輕人怎麼能寫成這部傑作，而且在出版逾七十年後仍然對讀者深具吸引力？艾莉絲．卡普蘭透過《尋找異鄉人》講述了這個故事：她揭示了卡繆的成就其實比最熱切的讀者所知的更令人欽佩，更不可思議。卡繆在出版《異鄉人》而被法國文化圈「接納」之前，他只是一個在殖民地阿爾及利亞出生的，對哲學、文學、戲劇有興趣的年輕人而已，與巴黎文化圈一點關係都沒有。他出身貧困勞工階層，父親在他一歲時被徵召上戰場過世，母親是文盲，卡繆的中學和大學都是透過老師支持、獎學金和半工半讀才完成。他從阿爾及利亞大學畢業後，在當地報紙工作，同時參與劇團從事社會運動。...

Death is a much avoided topic. Literature on mourning exists, but it focuses chiefly upon the death of others. The inevitable psychic impact of one's own mortality is not optimally covered either in this literature on mourning or elsewhere in psychiatry and psychoanalysis. The Wound of Mortality brings together contributions from distinguished psychoanalysts to fill this gap by addressing the issue of death in a comprehensive manner. Among questions the contributors raise and seek...

A New York Times Notable Book. A literary exploration that is "surely destined to become the quintessential companion to Camus's most enduring novel" ( PopMatters).The Stranger is a rite of passage for readers around the world. Since its publication in France in 1942, Camus's novel has been translated into sixty languages and sold more than six million copies. It's the rare novel that's as likely to be found in a teen's backpack as in a g...

"A moving, thoughtful, and scrupulous examination of both [ The Plague ] and its readers, the book's inheritors." — Times Literary SupplementAs one of the most discussed books of the COVID-19 crisis, Albert Camus's classic novel The Plague has become a new kind of literary touchstone. Surrounded by terror and uncertainty, often separated from loved ones or unable to travel, readers sought...

Discover the powerful principles behind lasting success in this concise summary of Grit to Great by Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval. Learn how perseverance, passion, courage, and a resilient mindset can help you push through setbacks, seize opportunities, and achieve goals that once seemed out of reach. This easy-to-understand guide highlights the book's most important lessons, showing how grit—not talent alone—is often the deciding factor between giving up and achieving greatness. Whe...

Immigration has expanded dramatically in both traditional and emerging receiving nations. This worldwide boom has profoundly altered urban areas as new arrivals have transformed inner cities and suburbs alike into bastions of new ethnic economic activity. Examining the essential role of space in assisting and modifying ethnic business activity, this book considers how ethnic economies are reshaping the urban landscape in the United States, Britain, Australia, Canada, Germany, and Italy. Ea...

La produzione degli ultimi trentacinque anni di Jean-Luc Godard è qui articolata lungo quattro percorsi di riflessione, orientabili anche secondo una linea cronologica. Nell’ordine: l’interrogazione sul mistero della creazione artistica (Si salvi chi può... la vita, Passion), la scomposizione dell’immagine nei suoi materiali (Prénom Carmen, Je vous salue, Marie), il ripiegamento verso la Storia e il tempo perduto (Histoire[s] du cinéma, Allemagne 90 neuf zéro, Nouvelle Vague; De l’origine ...

La trilogia del Signore degli Anelli è una delle più grandi imprese cinematografiche mai realizzate. Per studiarne l’impatto sull’audience, è stato intrapreso un vasto e importante progetto di ricerca internazionale, coordinato dal prof. Martin Barker dell’Università di Aberystwyth (UK). Il volume presenta i lavori di ricerca dell’unità italiana del progetto, condotti da un gruppo di sociologi delle università di Palermo, Messina e del Salento. Tali risultati sono inquadrati in una più amp...

The herpes group consists of viruses which have been placed together on the basis of a number of distinguishing features that they share in common (ANDRE WES, 1962). All these viruses are relatively large, possess identical morphological characteristics, contain DNA, and are extremely sensitive to inactivation by ether; these viruses are also assembled within the nucleus of the host cell and induce the formation of eosinophilic intranuclear inclusions. The epidemiology of some of the best ...

Albert Camus’s lively journals from his eventful visits to the United States and South America in the 1940s, available again in a new translation.In March 1946, the young Albert Camus crossed from Le Havre to New York. Though he was virtually unknown to American audiences at the time, all that was about to change—The Stranger, his first book translated into English, would soon make him a literary star. By 1949, when he set out on a tour of South America, C...