A fascinating book. Musing of the author's visit in Algiers and other essays. I liked his style of writings, full of life enjoyment. Marvelous!

This book contains three of the essays that appear at the end of 'The Myth of Sisyphus' (or at least the edition that I have). They are delightful prose poems demonstrating how the landscapes and people of Algiers, Oran and Tipasa (places from Camus' childhood)influenced Camus' absurdist thought. The middle essay ('The Minotaur') is a favourite of mine, outlining the struggle as the people (and even the stones) of Oran strive to avoid becoming part of the desert around them, trying to maintain their virtue in the face of beautiful and bleak nature. I think that Camus' philosophy is at its most illuminating when approached obliquely, and these essays certainly do that. An excellent way of dipping your toe into Camus' essays, before challenging the longer (and denser) stuff.