Public Things Newsletter

Share this post
18. On the influence of journalism in Albert Camus’ development as an intellectual and writer
publicthings.substack.com

18. On the influence of journalism in Albert Camus’ development as an intellectual and writer

Or, how criticism of the media informed the writing of The Plague

Matthew Lamb
Dec 6, 2021
Comment
Share

1.

Albert Camus had an ambivalent relationship with journalism and the press. Circumstances led him, almost by accident, into the profession in the first place – his tuberculosis – and circumstances – tuberculosis and war – led him to very quickly be given more responsibility within the newspapers he worked for in Algeria (as we noted previously). But th…

This post is for paid subscribers

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2022 Matthew Lamb
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Publish on Substack Get the app
Substack is the home for great writing