''American Journals'' (Journaux de voyage) is an autobiographical book by the French Nobel laureate
Albert Camus. It was published in the original French in 1978 and in an English translation in 1987. Camus describes his journeys in North and South America. He travelled in the United States from March to May 1946, and in Latin America from June to August 1949. While he was in Latin America, he suffered from a tuberculosis crisis.
Roger Quilliot
Roger Quilliot (19 June 1925 – 17 July 1998) was a French politician. He served as Housing Minister from May 22 to June 23, 1981, under former French President François Mitterrand. He was also a Socialist member of the French Senate for t ...
edited the book.
[Rose, Marilyn Gaddis. 1987. “American Journals (Book).” Library Journal 112 (12): 78.]
References
Books by Albert Camus
French autobiographies
1987 non-fiction books
Travel writing
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