Create Dangerously
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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: 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! Review: Good product for even better price, just slightly disappointed by the delivery - This tiny volume contains three texts from Albert Camus translated by Justin O'Brien, namely: 1. Create Dangerously 2. Defence of Intelligence 3. Bread and Freedom Nothing more to say about the book, it's got a good font size and production, all for the cheap price of 50 rupees. Just my book was slightly dirty at the top, but that's the seller's fault.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 407 Reviews |
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!
N**R
Good product for even better price, just slightly disappointed by the delivery
This tiny volume contains three texts from Albert Camus translated by Justin O'Brien, namely: 1. Create Dangerously 2. Defence of Intelligence 3. Bread and Freedom Nothing more to say about the book, it's got a good font size and production, all for the cheap price of 50 rupees. Just my book was slightly dirty at the top, but that's the seller's fault.
S**M
Good condition
amazing book
M**M
Great edition.
This review is for the edition: I was unsure about the edition as it looked very tiny. The book is tiny but the font is absolutely perfect. No problem in reading it. Great edition by Penguin.
A**R
Delivery was very fast.
Very good!
A**A
Amazing!
This book includes three essays by Camus. Camus talks about the responsibility of an artist to take a stand and not be silent. To create dangerously by speaking the truth through his art. In the other two essays, he talks about intelligence and freedom. It's a short and interesting read. . . Some of my favourite quotes: "Our era forces us to take an interest in it. The writers of today know this. If they speak up, they are criticized and attacked. If they become modest and keep silent, they are vociferously blamed for their silence." - "Today everything is changed and even silence has dangerous implications." - "To create today is to create dangerously." - "The doubt felt by the artists who preceded us concerned their own talent. The doubt felt by artists of today concerns the necessity of their art, hence their very existence."
A**.
Indispensable
Penguin. Awesome binding. The smell good as ever. Genius in ₹50. I'm happy to come across this book. Au revoir.
P**A
Must read.
What a wonderful eloquence....A must read those who are interested in the title.
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?!
D**M
Five Stars
Love all these gems in the collection. Most I have read before... but long ago.
U**N
Tamaño perfecto pero hay mejores
Es un muy buen libro, muy barato y con un tamaño para llevar a cualquier sitio, le doy 4 estrellas porque hay mejores obras, pero me encanta
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