On December 10, 1957, which was 65 years ago today, Albert Camus delivered his famous Nobel Prize acceptance speech in Stockholm.
". . . the writer's role is not free from difficult duties. By definition he cannot put himself today in the service of those who make history; he is at the service of those who suffer it."
". . . his art must not compromise with lies and servitude which, whereever they rule, breed solitude. Whatever our personal weakness may be,... moreTHE NOBILITY OF THE WRITER'S CRAFT
On December 10, 1957, which was 65 years ago today, Albert Camus delivered his famous Nobel Prize acceptance speech in Stockholm.
". . . the writer's role is not free from difficult duties. By definition he cannot put himself today in the service of those who make history; he is at the service of those who suffer it."
". . . his art must not compromise with lies and servitude which, whereever they rule, breed solitude. Whatever our personal weakness may be, the nobility of our craft will always be rooted in two commitments, difficult to maintain: the refusal to lie about what one knows and the resistance to oppression."
"Each generation doubtlessly feels called upon to reform the world. Mine knows that it will not reform it, but its task is perhaps even greater. It consists in preventing the world from destroying itself."
Excerpts from Albert Camus' speech at the Nobel Banquet at the City Hall in Stockholm
