By one of the most profoundly influential thinkers of our century, The
Rebel is a classic essay on revolution. For Albert Camus, the urge to
revolt is one of the "essential dimensions" of human nature, manifested
in man's timeless Promethean struggle against the conditions of his
existence, as well as the popular uprisings against established orders
throughout history. And yet, with an eye toward the French Revolution
and its regicides and deicides, he shows how inevitably the course of
revolution leads to tyranny. As old regimes throughout the world
collapse, The Rebel resonates as an ardent, eloquent, and supremely
rational voice of conscience for our tumultuous times.
Translated from the French by Anthony Bower.