Jonathan Koshy Varghese, an associate researcher at the CSH and an Assistant Professor at Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi, wrote an article entitled “‘The First Man’: Camus, sentimentalism and colonial legacy” published in The Hindu, on 6th November 2024.

The article is available at: https://www.thehindu.com/books/the-first-man-camus-sentimentalism-and-colonial-legacy/article68832655.ece

Abstract: Ahead of his birthday on November 7, taking stock of the legacy of a writer often criticized for his perceived silence during the Algerian freedom struggle. But was he really silent? His books like ‘The Algerian Chronicles’ and ‘The First Man’ argue for a future of Algeria and France in which they learn to coexist.