He edited and contributed to the underground newspaper Combat, which he had helped to found. His first two important books, L'Etranger ( The Outsider) and the long essay Le Mythe de Sisyphe ( The Myth of Sisyphus), were published when he returned to Paris.Īfter the occupation of France by the Germans in 1941, Camus became one of the intellectual leaders of the Resistance movement. He went to Paris, where he worked on the newspaper Paris Soir before returning to Algeria. His early essays were collected in L'Envers et l'endroit ( The Wrong Side and the Right Side) and Noces ( Nuptials). He studied philosophy at the University of Algiers, and became a journalist as well as organizing the Théâtre de l'équipe, a young avant-garde dramatic group.
His childhood was poor, although not unhappy. On January 4, 1960, he was killed in a car accident.Īlbert Camus was born in Algeria in 1913. Celebrated in intellectual circles, Camus was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957. With an Introduction by James Wood Read moreīorn in Algeria in 1913, Albert Camus published The Stranger- now one of the most widely read novels of this century- in 1942. He is remembered as one of the few writers to have shaped the intellectual climate of post-war France, but beyond that, his fame has been international. They include The Fall, The Outsider and The First Man. This volume contains several other essays, including lyrical evocations of the sunlit cities of Algiers and Oran, the settings of his great novels The Outsider and The Plague.Īlbert Camus is the author of a number of best-selling and highly influential works, all of which are published by Penguin. Written during the bleakest days of the Second World War, The Myth of Sisyphus argues for an acceptance of reality that encompasses revolt, passion and, above all, liberty. This is our 'absurd' task, like Sisyphus forever rolling his rock up a hill, as the inevitability of death constantly overshadows us. In this profound and moving philosophical statement, Camus poses the fundamental question: Is life worth living? If human existence holds no significance, what can keep us from suicide?Īs Camus argues, if there is no God to give meaning to our lives, humans must take on that purpose themselves.
This volume contains several other essays, including lyrical evocations of the sunlit cities of Algiers and Oran.
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