Femininity, yes, effectively there is more in The First Man, not only in terms of women but stylistically, in its elements, the notes he wrote. You can see a real love story in it, a childhood love story, [Albert] Camus' first. Meursault [protagonist of The Outsider] and Marie were never up to much really. There is Dora in The Just and others in his plays, but they aren't so well known.
Catherine Camus[Albert Camus] started thinking through sensation. He could never think with artefacts or with cultural models because there were none. So it's true to say that his morality was extremely 'lived', made from very concrete things. It never passed by means of abstractions . It's his own experience, his way of thinking.
Catherine CamusWhere [Albert Camus] is in exile isn't especially in Paris or elsewhere, but from the intellectual world, because of his origins.
Catherine CamusI think for an artist what is most important is to touch as many hearts as possible.
Catherine Camus[Albert Camus] is The First Man because he is poor, which has never been much to human beings.
Catherine CamusIt's true that women appear very little in [Albert Camus] works. They have a very marginal place.
Catherine CamusFemininity, yes, effectively there is more in The First Man, not only in terms of women but stylistically, in its elements, the notes he wrote. You can see a real love story in it, a childhood love story, [Albert] Camus' first. Meursault [protagonist of The Outsider] and Marie were never up to much really. There is Dora in The Just and others in his plays, but they aren't so well known.
Catherine Camus