#French L’Été

1. Author: A. Camus
2. Title: L’Été    (essay)
3. Published 1939

Conclusion:

1. I must channel my thoughts into a French book.
2. It is the only way I can stay focused during Corona lockdown.
3. Reading a third language (…Dutch is my second)
4. will make reading interactive
5. …the words on the page vs the words I have to look up!
6. The book wasn’t difficult but I should have read an
7. ..ol’ fashioned crime fiction to kick-start my French reading.
8. Oran Algeria is nice….but I wouldn’t want to live there.
9. My last French book was in July 2019
10. …so my vocabulary was a little rusty.
11. #NeverGiveUp

L’Été   by Albert Camus

1. Albert Camus compares Oran Algeria to a labyrinth in this essay.
2. It is a closed space in which people go around in circles.
3. Their lives are filled with boredom and futility.
4. All beauty (man-made or natural) has been eliminated.
5. Oran is a a…