23 nëntor 2009

Sarkozy on Camus

Apparently, Sarkozy has expressed his desire to move Albert Camus's remains to the Panthéon in Paris. His daughter has agreed to the 'honor;' his son says his father wouldn't have liked it.

I'd have to go with the son on this one. Catherine has done a lot of good things about her father's legacy, but she is wrong on this one. Although Camus is undoubtedly worthy of having his remains housed alongside those of Voltaire and Hugo, he was much too moral and independently-minded to be allied (even in death!) to the 'grands hommes' of the Panthéon.

Besides... he wanted to be buried where he's buried and that should end the debate.

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