Summer In Algiers _best_ — Camus

But to stay in that gray room is to miss the point entirely. To understand Camus, you have to buy a ticket to the Mediterranean. You have to read Summer in Algiers .

For Camus, the body is not a prison for the soul. It is the vessel of truth. "In Algiers, you don't go to the movies to prepare for an exam. You go to live." We spend so much time curating our digital avatars or worrying about our 401ks that we forget we are biological creatures. We forget the smell of salt, the sting of sunburn, the specific joy of diving into cold water when the air is 100 degrees. Camus reminds us that wisdom is not found in a book—it is found in the muscles and the senses. Camus grew up poor in Algiers. He never romanticizes suffering, but he does argue that material poverty offered a unique freedom. Without the clutter of "things" or the anxiety of status, the Algerian people defaulted to what was free: the sun, the sea, and the night sky. camus summer in algiers

Have you read Camus’s non-fiction? Does the idea of "living in the body" resonate with you or terrify you? Let me know in the comments below. But to stay in that gray room is to miss the point entirely