L'Homme révolté vs La Chute: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Existentialism, French literature, Philosophy
L'Homme révolté
The Rebel (French: L'Homme révolté) is a 1951 book-length essay by Albert Camus, which treats both the metaphysical and the historical development of rebellion and revolution in societies, especially Western…
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La Chute
“MAY 1, monsieur, offer my services without running the risk of intruding?”
Num bar de marinheiros em Amesterdão, um homem que se apresenta como juiz-penitente enceta conversa com um desconhecido. Entre copos de Genebra e deambulações pelas ruas daquela cidade de canais concêntricos, a fazer…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- La Chute is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 5 for L'Homme révolté.
- La Chute has the widest readership — 144890 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| L'Homme révolté | La Chute | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (144890) |
| Google Books | — | 3.0 (1) |
Reception
| L'Homme révolté | La Chute | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 7 | 144890 |
| Editions | 82 | 145 |
| Citations | 2 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 207261 |
| Reading it now | — | 6923 |
| Written reviews | — | 10808 |
| Wikipedia attention | 4573 | 7144 |
| Pages | 306 | 147 |