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Camus the whistle-blower Around Combat, 1944–1948: disillusions and excess

  • Publication type: Journal article
  • Journal: Albert Camus au sortir de la guerre. 1944-1948
    2022 – 8
  • Author: Abbou (André)
  • Abstract: On 21 August 1944, Camus became the editor-in-chief of Combat, a daily newspaper created during the Resistance. He wanted to contribute to the regeneration of the French press and of the country’s politics. He became aware that this was a mistake. So he devoted himself to his literary work and to a role as a whistle-blower. The controversy with d’Astier de la Vigerie serves to illustrate this.
  • Pages: 37 to 54
  • Journal: Journal of Modern Literature
  • Series: Albert Camus, n° 25
  • CLIL theme: 4027 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Lettres -- Etudes littéraires générales et thématiques
  • EAN: 9782406122784
  • ISBN: 978-2-406-12278-4
  • ISSN: 0035-2136
  • DOI: 10.48611/isbn.978-2-406-12278-4.p.0037
  • Publisher: Classiques Garnier
  • Online publication: 08-03-2022
  • Periodicity: Monthly
  • Language: French
  • Keyword: New press, journalistic writing, ideological controversy, “Neither executioners nor victims”, giving up journalism