Preface to the First Edition
Preface to the Second Revised Edition
1. The Myth of the Absurd
2. The Absurd Man as Saint
3. The Absurd Man as Tragic Hero
4. The Absurd Man as Picaro
5. The Love Ethic
6. Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index

About the Author

David D. Galloway is the author of many articles on subjects that range from the style of Henry James to modern Japanese sculpture, homosexual pornography, the Black American short story, and horror movies; he has also written several novels. He is Professor Emeritus of American Studies at the Ruhr University in Germany and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

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... immediately established as one of the key books on the contemporary American novel ... (Journal of Modern Literature)

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