#albert camus

[notmuchtoconceal]

neither mark nor matthew have any drama when read out of order.

mark first is so down to earth, it hits close to a work of 20th century absurdism, reminding me most of camus' stranger. this allows matthew's revision to shine as the glitzy hollywood sequel it is, having a totally different sense of humor and tragic pathos, losing none of its sophistication as a magical text.

far from merely being rhetorical, the delivery is highly sarcastic. nobody understands jesus.

reading matthew first, it seems like a fairy tale. you have no rooting in jesus' humanity. reading mark second, it feels like something's missing.

[mofarafoca]

[dzgrizzle]

“For the first time, in that night alive with signs and stars, I opened myself to the gentle indifference of the world. Finding it so much like myself—so like a brother really—I felt that I had been happy and that I was happy again.” ~ Albert Camus, The Stranger

[monaetheworldsdestroyer]

Alber Camus, circa 1947

[gprovin]

Antes, a questão era descobrir se a vida precisava de ter algum significado para ser vivida. Agora, ao contrário, ficou evidente que ela será vivida melhor se não tiver significado.

[cosmic-m3ss]

Look what I found at the discounted bookstore! I’m always really surprised when I enjoy and understand literature 😭 like wow I’m not dumb

[dumpsterfire-dweller]

Sometimes I think my country is shit but then I remember Camus visited so it cant be that bad

/hj brazil is great

[acknowledgetheabsurd]

I wonder if you’re working. I’d really like to know you’re productive. I’d really like to know you’re calm. I’d really like to know you’re happy. I’d really like to know you’re alive. I’d really like to know you’re in love. I’d really like to know you’re mine. I’d really like to press myself against you. I’d really like to welcome you home. I’d really, really, really like

Maria Casarès to Albert Camus, Mon Cher Amour, May 24, 1950 [#315]