'His spirit opening wide, the satisfaction of someone who has just made an escape'
For Jacques Cormery, a journey to his native Algiers brings a wave of memories that force him to confront his past. He recalls his fatherless childhood; being brought up in poverty by his harsh grandmother and his loving mother; running wild with other football-mad boys; the inspiring teacher who introduced him to a new life. Now a grown man living in France, jacques must ask himself: where did he belong? Which side of the Mediterranean shoud he call home?
Discovered after Camus' death, The First Man is his most nakedly autobiographical novel - a rich evocation of place, the body, love, the sea and the sun.
Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature.
"Fascinating...The First Man helps put all of Camus's work into a clearer perspective and brings into relief what separates him from the more militant literary personalities of his day...Camus's voice has never been more personal." —The New York Times Book Review
