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The Guest Lesson Plan
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| Name: |
Albert Camus | | Birth Date: |
November 7, 1913 | | Death Date: |
January 4, 1960 | | Place of Birth: |
Mondovi, Algeria | | Place of Death: |
Paris, France | | Nationality: |
French | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
novelist, essayist, playwright |
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Biography of Albert Camus
1313 words, approx. 4.4 pages
 The French novelist, essayist, and playwright Albert Camus (1913-1960) was obsessed with the philosophical problems of the meaning of life and of man's search for values in a world without God. His work is distinguished by lucidity, moderation, and toler...
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Biography of Albert Camus
13612 words, approx. 45.4 pages
 Albert Camus is one of the best-known twentieth-century French authors. Born and raised in North Africa, after the beginning of World War II he moved to Paris where he intended to pursue his career as a journalist and aspiring writer. In 1942, with the p...
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Biography of Albert Camus
5334 words, approx. 17.8 pages
 Literary scholars place Albert Camus as North Africa's first writer of consequence. A pied-nort, or French citizen born in Algeria while it was a colony of France still, Camus emerged from a decidedly tough, underprivileged background to become one of th...



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The Guest Information
1,130 words, approx. 4 pages
 "The Guest" (L'Hôte) is a short story by the French writer Albert Camus. It was first published in 1957 as part of a collection entitled Exile and the Kingdom (L'exil et le royaume). The French title "L'Hote" translates into both " the guest" and "the...




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6/26/2006: 376 words, approx. 1 pages Last Tuesday evening, longtime Hillary pal and confidante Susan Thomases sent guests into a frenzy at a small meet-and-greet for New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson when she indicated that Hillary Clinton wasn't, in fact, running for president. According to two guests who were present at...
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U.S. tourist in Costa Rica kills mugger
2/23/2007: 389 words, approx. 1 pages A tour bus of U.S. senior citizens defended themselves against a group of alleged muggers, sending two of them fleeing and killing a third in the Atlantic coast city of Limon, police said on Thursday.One of the tourists _ a retired member of the U.S....
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Birthday Party: Tips & Tricks
6/26/2007: 436 words, approx. 2 pages Re-make the gamesClassic party games are always fun, especially at kid-friendly fetes. Make them over to match your party's theme, whether it's pin the tail on the mermaid (for an under-the-sea theme) or frog-frog-prince (instead of duck-duck-goose for a fairytale-theme). Golden OldiesAn easy theme for...
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Party Planning: 8 Simple Ways to Save
6/28/2007: 345 words, approx. 1 pages Decide What's Most ImportantPick your top three priorities and allocate a little extra money for them (i.e., venue, catering, and band). Next, pick the three things that come lowest on your priority list (maybe favors, cake, invitations), and budget accordingly. Cut the Guest ListOne of...




Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by D. F. Hurley
7,342 words, approx. 25 pages
 In the following essay, Hurley reviews several interpretations of “The Guest” and argues that contrary to prevailing critical opinion, there is textual evidence that points to the innocence of the Arab prisoner in the story.
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Critical Essay by Moishe Black
7,278 words, approx. 24 pages
 In the following essay, Black reads Daru's behavior in “The Guest” as part of the ritual of Arabic and nomadic hospitality.
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Critical Essay by Jill Beer
6,915 words, approx. 23 pages
 In the following essay, Beer explores the dynamics of Balducci's and Daru's relationship with the Arab prisoner in “The Guest,” maintaining that Camus is somewhat successful in “dismantling the frontiers which demarcate human relationships, blurring the boundaries between Self and Other and so creating a space where ethical encounter with alterity is possible.”
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The Guest by Albert Camus | |
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