{"product_id":"the-first-man-9780679768166","title":"The First Man","description":"Camus tells the story of Jacques Cormery, a boy who lived a life much like his own. Camus summons up the sights, sounds and textures of a childhood circumscribed by poverty and a father's death yet redeemed by the austere beauty of Algeria and the boy's attachment to his nearly deaf-mute mother. Published thirty-five years after its discovery amid the wreckage of the car accident that killed Camus, \u003cb\u003eThe First Man\u003c\/b\u003e is the brilliant consummation of the life and work of one of the 20th century's greatest novelists. Translated from the French by David Hapgood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eThe First Man\u003c\/b\u003e is perhaps the most honest book Camus ever wrote, and the most sensual...Camus is...writing at the depth of his powers...It is a work of genius.\"--The New Yorker \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Fascinating...\u003cb\u003eThe First Man\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\"--New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679768166\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/25\/1996 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/08\/1996 pg. 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/24\/1996\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Albert Camus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36639910068380,"sku":"9780679768166","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_7201ef88-bbbd-4c09-a748-66b18b250791.jpg?v=1603850895","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-first-man-9780679768166","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}