Book Signing with Sean Carroll

The never-before-told account of the intersection of two of the most insightful minds of the 20th century, Brave Genius is a fascinating look at how war, resistance, and friendship can catalyze genius. After the German occupation of France, aspiring writer Albert Camus and budding scientist Jacques Monod joined the Resistance, ascended to prominent, dangerous roles, and were very lucky to survive. After the war they became friends and eventually emerged as leading voices of modern literature and biology, receiving the Nobel Prize in their respective fields. Drawing upon a wealth of previously unpublished material, Brave Genius tells the story of how both men endured the most terrible episode of the 20th century and blossomed into extraordinarily creative individuals. It is a story of deep friendship, of courage in the face of adversity, and of profound insight into the human condition.
 
“Suspenseful . . . Brave Genius is briskly paced and ambitiously sprawling, offering potted accounts of historical episodes large and small (the fall of France, the 1956 Hungarian crisis, Camus’s famous feud with Jean-Paul Sartre, the discovery of the double helix), along with finer-grained descriptions of Camus’s and Monod’s work. Dr. Carroll has done some impressive archival digging, turning up fresh and often vivid details.” —New York Times
 
“This is, in short, a gripping book throughout, and Carroll deserves all praise for his double portrait of two exemplary heroes of conscience and intellect.” —Washington Post

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Wed. Feb. 4, 2015   noon


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