Hey, /lit/. So I'm thinking of picking this up soon but I was just wondering if I'm going to have to have read anything else before this to really understand what's Camus is talking about, or if I can just jump right in.
>>8327600
Reading The Stranger can give you some insight into his philosophy, but it is not required
That or the Greeks
>>8327600
No, go ahead and read it.
Pretty decent book, doesn't require much context.
He refers to Nietzsche and Kierkegaard a lot so at least have an idea of what they stand for.
I read the penguin ideas version because I could get it really cheap. Dont know what the 'other essays' here are.
>>8327643
Second this