The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus, Justin O'Brien (Translator)

The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus, Justin O'Brien (Translator)Inspired by the myth of a man condemned to ceaselessly push a rock up a mountain and watch it roll back to the valley below, The Myth of Sisyphus transformed twentieth century philosophy with its impassioned argument for the value of life in a world without religious meaning. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They

Others will bring you to tears

Á face in the dark'

he finds fresh and potent ways to interpret art

Brimming with humour

It is 1974 on the island of Cyprus

not attending to conventional norms like those of the rs'

before news of his disappearance is leaked to the press

Over the past decade

which he wrote throughout his life to amuse himself and to give pleasure to his friends and family

The inhabitants of that period called it the land of Meluha

Amid the bleak

despite efforts of the emperor to stop them