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1 online resource (1 audio file (17hr., 07 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Cast |
Read by Byron Wagner. |
| Summary |
The never-before-told account of the intersection of some of the most insightful minds of the 20th century, and a fascinating look at how war, resistance, and friendship can catalyze genius. In the spring of 1940, the aspiring but unknown writer Albert Camus and budding scientist Jacques Monod were quietly pursuing ordinary, separate lives in Paris. After the German invasion and occupation of France, each joined the Resistance to help liberate the country from the Nazis and ascended to prominent, dangerous roles. After the war and through twists of circumstance, they became friends, and through their passionate determination and rare talent they emerged as leading voices of modern literature and biology, each receiving the Nobel Prize in their respective fields. Drawing upon a wealth of previously unpublished and unknown material gathered over several years of research, Brave Genius tells the story of how each man endured the most terrible episode of the twentieth century and then blossomed into extraordinarily creative and engaged individuals. It is a story of the transformation of ordinary lives into exceptional lives by extraordinary events - of courage in the face of overwhelming adversity, the flowering of creative genius, deep friendship, and of profound concern for and insight into the human condition. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Camus, Albert, 1913-1960.
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Monod, Jacques.
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France -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
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Nobel Prize winners -- France -- Biography.
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Authors, French -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Authors, Algerian -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Molecular biologists -- France -- Biography.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- France.
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Politics and culture -- France -- History -- 20th century.
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| Added Author |
Wagner, Byron.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781987183993 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1987183991 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT12434674 |
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