Camus chez les Justes, under the direction of Anne Prouteau: a fascinating book

It is Anne Prouteau, president of the Society of Camus Studies, who says: Albert Camus always remained discreet about the stay he made from August 1942 to November 1943, very close to the famous village of Chambon-sur- Lignon, famous because it is the only entire place that has been declared Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem. Residents refused to denounce Jews and protected thousands.

The author of The Stranger lived in the hamlet called “Le Panelier” which we find in his correspondence and notes. Moreover, Anne Prouteau recalls that, regarding Chambon where he went to treat his tuberculosis, he had written in his Notebooks :“I have an intrigue with this country, that is to say, I have reasons to love it and reasons to hate it. » We understand the reasons to hate him because of his illness. He was 28 years old at the start of his stay.

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