The Rebel is Camus's 'attempt to understand the time I live in' and a brilliant essay on the nature of human revolt. Published in 1951, it makes a daring critique of communism - how it had gone wrong behind the Iron Curtain and the resulting totalitarian regimes. It questions two events held sacred by the left wing - the French Revolution of 1789 and the Russian Revolution of 1917 - that had resulted, he believed, in terrorism as a political instrument.
In this towering intellectual document, Camus argues that hope for the future lies in revolt, which unlike revolution is a spontaneous response to injustice and a chance to achieve change without giving up collective and intellectual freedom.
| ISBN: | 9780241813010 |
| Publication date: | 24th September 2026 |
| Author: | Albert Camus |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 176 pages |
| Series: | Twentieth-Century Classics |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Metaphysical / philosophical fiction Narrative theme: Health and illness Narrative theme: Interior life Fiction in translation |
The Rebel is Camus's 'attempt to understand the time I live in' and a brilliant essay on the nature of human revolt. Published in 1951, it makes a daring critique of communism - how it had gone wrong behind the Iron Curtain and the resulting totalitarian regimes.
The Rebel features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary, Metaphysical / philosophical fiction, Narrative theme: Health and illness, Narrative theme: Interior life, Fiction in translation
Hardback, Paperback. £15.29, down from the £16.99 cover price. Pre-order. 24th September 2026.
The Rebel was written by Albert Camus and published by Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
The Rebel has 176 pages
Yes it is part of Twentieth-Century Classics series
£15.29, reduced from £16.99. Pre-order. 24th September 2026.