Quotes from book
The First Man

The First Man
Albert Camus Original title Le Premier Homme (French, 1994)

The First Man is Albert Camus' unfinished final novel.


Albert Camus photo

“We all have a weakness for beauty.”

The First Man (1960; published in 1994)

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