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Clarification general 2016-05-10 01:46:55 Post No. 8018703
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Clarification general Anonymous 2016-05-10 01:46:55 Post No. 8018703 [Report]

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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Anonymous 2016-05-10 01:48:56 Post No.8018711
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Anonymous 2016-05-10 01:48:56 Post No.8018711 [Report]

>>8018703
It's one of his favorite words, I've noticed.

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Anonymous 2016-05-10 01:50:39 Post No.8018717
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Anonymous 2016-05-10 01:50:39 Post No.8018717 [Report]

>>8018703
Desire for comfort that wasn't ever actually there, in this case objective meaning

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Anonymous 2016-05-10 08:45:35 Post No.8019776
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Anonymous 2016-05-10 08:45:35 Post No.8019776 [Report]

>>8018717
Not OP, but this is a fantastic, cutting, and realistic view of nostalgia.

I always struggle with it myself.

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Anonymous 2016-05-10 08:56:39 Post No.8019802
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Anonymous 2016-05-10 08:56:39 Post No.8019802 [Report]

>>8018703
>Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
>Novel

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Anonymous 2016-05-10 09:12:22 Post No.8019838
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Anonymous 2016-05-10 09:12:22 Post No.8019838 [Report]

>>8019776
Camus is the second best gateway philosopher after Dostoevsky.