(New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995).

FIRST EDITION, PUBLISHED IN FRANCE 34 YEARS AFTER THE MANUSCRIPT WAS DISCOVERED IN THE CAR WRECKAGE WHEN CAMUS DIED. "This autobiographical novel received extraordinary acclaim when it was published... It is a radiant, deeply moving novel of childhood...
"Because these pages were never honed and edited by Camus - the handwritten manuscript was simply transcribed by his daughter - there is a raw energy to the writing. Feelings and images are poured onto the page with an intensity that makes this story of a childhood more spontaneous, more lyrical, more moving than anything Camus published in his lifetime." - Knopf. Item #34806

First American edition. 8vo, publisher's original red cloth over beige boards, lettered in gilt on the spine and upper cover, in the original dustjacket. viii, 325 pp. A very fine copy, both book and dust jacket.