“A beautiful memoir of a life-long obsession, a peek behind the curtains at the biographer’s art, and, not least, a rich and vivid portrait of Camus himself.”
—Benjamin Moser, Harper’s Magazine
Interviewed in Paris by Brent Gregston, Elizabeth Hawes talks about learning about herself in writing the life story pf Camus. In the interview, she also talks about the characters in Camus's novels and what they may have meant to him. Her book, Camus, A Romance, brings insight into Camus and his life, and also how Camus, "writing from experience, writing with honesty," inspired readers like Hawes to find meaning in their lives
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Elizabeth Hawes (also known as Betsy Hawes Weinstock) is the author of New York, New York, How the Apartment House Transformed the Life of the City, 1869-1930. A former staff member and contributor to The New Yorker, she has written for The New York Times Magazine and Book Review, The Nation and numerous other publications. She also wrote Martha Stewart's best selling books Entertaining and Weddings.
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