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...Camus Fall...
Such a man is the hero of this somber and remorseless first novel. As an examination of the theme, it can stand with the works of Camus, by whom it was inspired and to whom it is dedicated...
Died. Princess Marguerite Caetani, 83, founder and patroness of the Italian literary magazine Botteghe Oscure, a wealthy Connecticut Yankee who wed the scion of an 800-year-old Roman family in 1911, provided a forum for both famed and struggling writers, among them Eliot, Gide, Camus and E. E. Cummings; in Latina, Italy...
Some pieces are downright hilarious, such as Dorothy Parker's description of a torturous afternoon at the beauty parlor in "Life on a Permanent Wave." Occasional significant essays add to Vogue's intellectual stature such as Camus' "The Crisis...
Money Is Better. As the "scarlet epidemic" spread, it became more distinguished to reject than to accept the award. Degas, De Maupassant, Clemenceau, Gide, Sartre and Camus all allegedly turned the Legion down. Offered the medal in lieu of payment for his famed requiem commissioned by the government, Composer Hector Berlioz snorted: "To hell with your Legion of Honor. I want my money." But a refusal cannot be worn in a buttonhole, and thousands of other Frenchmen still openly court the award...