Until now it has been impossible to read the full story of the
relationship between Albert Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre. Their
dramatic rupture at the height of the Cold War, like that conflict
itself, demanded those caught in its wake to take sides rather than
to appreciate its tragic complexity. Now, using newly available
sources, Ronald Aronson offers the first book-length account of the
twentieth century's most famous friendship and its end.
Albert Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre first met in 1943, during the
German occupation of France. The two became fast friends.
Intellectual as well as political allies, they grew famous
overnight after Paris was liberated. As playwrights, novelists,
philosophers, journalists, and editors, the two seemed to be
everywhere and in command of every medium in post-war France.
East-West tensions would put a strain on their friendship, however,
as they evolved in opposing directions and began to disagree over
philosophy, the responsibilities of intellectuals, and what sorts
of political changes were necessary or possible.
As Camus, then Sartre adopted the mantle of public spokesperson for
his side, a historic showdown seemed inevitable. Sartre embraced
violence as a path to change and Camus sharply opposed it, leading
to a bitter and very public falling out in 1952. They never spoke
again, although they continued to disagree, in code, until Camus's
death in 1960.
In a remarkably nuanced and balanced account, Aronson chronicles
this riveting story while demonstrating how Camus and Sartre
developed first in connection with and then against each other,
each keeping the other in his sights long after their break.
Combining biography and intellectualhistory, philosophical and
political passion, "Camus and Sartre" will fascinate anyone
interested in these great writers or the world-historical issues
that tore them apart.
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