Albert Camus: A Biography
Herbert R. Lottman. Gingko Press, $24.95 (848pp) ISBN 978-3-927258-06-8
A highly acclaimed biography of the French novelist and philosopher. (May)
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Reviewed on: 07/01/1996
Genre: Nonfiction
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