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For Jacques Cormery, a journey to his native Algiers brings a wave of memories that forces him to confront his past.  He recalls his poverty-stricken, fatherless childhood, running wild with other soccer-mad boys under the hot African sun.  And he remembers the inspiring teacher who gave him a love for learning that took him out of one life and introduced him to another filled with books.  Now a grown man living in France, Jacques must ask himself: where does he belong?  Which side of the Mediterranean should he call home? Discovered unfinished after Camus' death, The First Man is his most autobiographical novel – a rich evocation of place that gives profound insights into his life and work. Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature