Create Dangerously (Penguin Modern)
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'To create today is to create dangerously' Camus argues passionately that the artist has a responsibility to challenge, provoke and speak up for those who cannot in this powerful speech, accompanied here by two others. Penguin Modern: fifty new books celebrating the pioneering spirit of the iconic Penguin Modern Classics series, with each one offering a concentrated hit of its contemporary, international flavour. Here are authors ranging from Kathy Acker to James Baldwin, Truman Capote to Stanislaw Lem and George Orwell to Shirley Jackson; essays radical and inspiring; poems moving and disturbing; stories surreal and fabulous; taking us from the deep South to modern Japan, New York's underground scene to the farthest reaches of outer space. Review: Genial - Muy bueno Review: Thought provoking - Not an easy read (for me anyway) but very thought provoking. It's good to challenge yourself sometimes with more difficult ideas. Handy pocketable size.
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A**A
Genial
Muy bueno
M**M
Thought provoking
Not an easy read (for me anyway) but very thought provoking. It's good to challenge yourself sometimes with more difficult ideas. Handy pocketable size.
B**G
Camus, always great
It's Camus. What's not to like?!
R**A
Stunning
This book by Albert Camus is challenging to review because I extract new meanings every time I read the text. The first essay, or lecture, ‘Create Dangerously,’ is the longest of the three in the book and demands several rereadings. To create now, I paraphrase from the book, is to create dangerously. Silence is a choice. He wrote these words about seventy years ago, which not only ring true today but may ring louder than in his time. The genius of his writing is that these words are timeless, wise, and direct. Not for him is the delicate, amorphous phrase that hurts your head as you try to unravel the meaning. The writing is direct, forceful, and loaded with meaning. His distinct writing is brilliant; the language is economical, making it easy to follow. Why do I insist you read and reread the book several times? I insist because every time you read the book, you will notice something new, gain fresh insight, and learn new lessons. If you care deeply about society, justice, artistic integrity, communication, and passion for your craft, you must have this book by your desk or bedside to peruse. Be careful if you like highlighting sentences: you may discover you have underlined more than you bargained for!
D**M
Five Stars
Love all these gems in the collection. Most I have read before... but long ago.
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