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What does Camus mean when he refers to "nostalgia" in this novel? It doesn't seem like he uses the term in the traditional sense.

Also, post general things you don't quite understand in books.
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>>8018703
It's one of his favorite words, I've noticed.
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>>8018703
Desire for comfort that wasn't ever actually there, in this case objective meaning
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>>8018717
Not OP, but this is a fantastic, cutting, and realistic view of nostalgia.

I always struggle with it myself.
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>>8018703
>Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
>Novel
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>>8019776
Camus is the second best gateway philosopher after Dostoevsky.
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