Albert Camus sustained a lifelong awareness of and appreciation for what he termed le visage de ce monde--the face of this earth. This original collection of essays examines how topography influenced Camus's understanding and expression of the human condition.

Jason Herbeck is Professor of French at Boise State University (Idaho, USA). In addition to publications devoted to the literatures and histories of Haiti, Martinique and Guadeloupe, he has authored numerous articles and book chapters on Albert Camus. He is also President of the North American Section of the Société des Études Camusiennes.
Vincent Grégoire is ' Nichols Professor of French ' at Berry College (Georgia, USA). Author of L'Absence et le détail dans l'oeuvre romanesque d'Albert Camus (2003) and of numerous articles on Camus, he publishes also in the field of Seventeenth-Century French Studies.