“In publishing The First Man I said to myself, 'this is going to be awful,' but awful from the point of view of the criticism. I'm not afraid of [Albert] Camus' public. I'm afraid of what will be written in the papers.” MenFirstsSaidViewsWrittenPaperCriticismPoint Of ViewAwfulNot AfraidPublishingPapers Author:Catherine Camus
“We can't talk about the book [Albert Camus] wanted to write because we have barely its beginnings. He had written hardly any of it, but he needed to write it. It seems to me that if you look at the style of The First Man it conforms much more to who he was as a man, it resembles him very closely.” IfsMenWritingFirstsLooksBookSeemsWantedWrittenStyleNeededConform Author:Catherine Camus
“What the articles which have been written about The First Man propose is humility. The acceptance of these contradictions. Seeking an explanation is death. The lie is death in [Albert] Camus. That's why in Camus' play The Misunderstood the son dies, killed by his sister and his mother, because he lied. He never told them who he was. They killed him because they didn't recognise him.” MenFirstsHas BeensPlayLyingMotherDiesWrittenAcceptanceHumilitySonSeekingExplanationContradictionArticlesMisunderstoodLiedProposeRecogniseHe Lied Author:Catherine Camus
“I think for [Albert] Camus his mother was more than just that. She's love, absolute love. That's why it's written for her, dedicated to 'you who will never be able to read this book'.” ThinkingBookAbleMotherWrittenAbsolutesDedicatedAbsolute Love Author:Catherine Camus
