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Parizo, Tespa
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A daring critique of communism and how it had gone wrong behind the Iron Curtain, Camus' essay examines the revolutions in France and Russia, and argues that since they were both guilty of producing tyranny and corruption, hope for the future lies only in revolt without revolution. 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 have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.
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LibraryThing member TakeItOrLeaveIt
“Those who rush blindly to history in the name of the irrational, proclaiming that it is meaningless, encounter servitude and terror and finally emerge into the universe of concentration camps. Those who launch themselves into it, preaching its absolute rationality, encounter servitude and terror
Camus’ critique on communism, slavery, and all tremendous failures in the previous rebels he studied leaves the reader no choice but to feel like a rebel, yes Camus, ‘I rebel therefore I exist’ however also leaves the rebel in angst as to how to go about doing so despite knowing that as Camus says, not in death but in knowing that there is life the rebel flourishes. Regardless, the first ¾ are brilliantly written in a way only Albert could write.
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and emerge into the universe of the concentration camps.” – Albert CamusCamus’ critique on communism, slavery, and all tremendous failures in the previous rebels he studied leaves the reader no choice but to feel like a rebel, yes Camus, ‘I rebel therefore I exist’ however also leaves the rebel in angst as to how to go about doing so despite knowing that as Camus says, not in death but in knowing that there is life the rebel flourishes. Regardless, the first ¾ are brilliantly written in a way only Albert could write.
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The play is based on actual historical figures, in 1905, a terrorist group ( social revolutionaries )have attacked and assassinated the Russian Grand Duke.........
The main theme is hating violence , torture, assassination and getting lost in this strife...
And the question raised in this play is
Ivan Kaliayev, a protagonist of the play, fails in killing the Duke at his first attempt....
because the Duke is accompanied by small children. He refuses to deprive the Dukes relatives of their young lives.....
Returning to the terrorists cell,Kaliayev is involved with a harsh quarrel with his fellow members as to the justification of killing for the purpose of revolution ......
a quarrel concerning whether the end justifies the means.......
the debate centers around limit of violence, Can one kill in the
interests of the revolution........
"Children! That is all you know. Don't you understand that because he failed to kill these two, thousands of Russian children will die of hunger for many years to come? "
U can't decide.....
and u would be on neither side....
the oppressed with their miserable and humiliating condition and their desire of freedom., or the suppressing ......
as u believe If a man commits a murder,even if this victim deserve to be killed, that man must be killed...........
A continuous conflict and urging debate concerning justice and violence......
The main theme is hating violence , torture, assassination and getting lost in this strife...
And the question raised in this play is
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whether it is right to kill in the name of justice..?Ivan Kaliayev, a protagonist of the play, fails in killing the Duke at his first attempt....
because the Duke is accompanied by small children. He refuses to deprive the Dukes relatives of their young lives.....
Returning to the terrorists cell,Kaliayev is involved with a harsh quarrel with his fellow members as to the justification of killing for the purpose of revolution ......
a quarrel concerning whether the end justifies the means.......
the debate centers around limit of violence, Can one kill in the
interests of the revolution........
"Children! That is all you know. Don't you understand that because he failed to kill these two, thousands of Russian children will die of hunger for many years to come? "
U can't decide.....
and u would be on neither side....
the oppressed with their miserable and humiliating condition and their desire of freedom., or the suppressing ......
as u believe If a man commits a murder,even if this victim deserve to be killed, that man must be killed...........
A continuous conflict and urging debate concerning justice and violence......
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French
Original publication date
1950