The Stranger



Here is the picture:

Albert Camus
Paris, France
December 18, 1959




- Albert Camus


EDIT: Here's another version sent to me by @LettersOfNote:

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  1. wow, that's fantastic!! what a find!!

  2. Wow. What a truly remarkable find. I cannot imagine finding something like this. It would certainly take my breath away.

  3. The pied-noir plight was a focus in Elizabeth Musser's Two Crosses/Two Destinies books, the third coming out shortly. I highly recommend them.

  4. You must have got some serious goosebumps, finding that.

    And it says something about Camus' chops that it's a pretty darn effective charity appeal letter.

  5. The randomness of everyday life never fails to amaze and delight me. I can only imagine how awestruck you were at its discovery! That it wasn't simply a friendly note but had actual historical context makes this even more of a treasure. Wow!

  6. Gives me shivers. how incredible.

  7. What a wonderful treasured find!

  8. Amazing! The past is always reaching out to us.

  9. Very poignant - I'm amazed at what you find in the books you buy, but this is really special :-)

  10. Wow! What an awesome find!
    I hope you can sell it and make a massive fortune! :)

  11. Why would you need permission to publish it, and why do you think you would be refused?

  12. Carla, Camus' letters are still considered his creative work, and Gallimard has already turned me down (the letter was set to be in the book)