Albert Camus
1913 - 1960
French novelist and philosopher, whose exploration of 'the absurd' has become an important part of the existentialist tradition
French novelist, essayist and playwright, who received the 1957 Nobel Prize for literature. Camus was closely linked to his fellow existentialist Jean-Paul Sartre in the 1940s, but he broke with him over Sartre's support to Stalinist politics. Camus died in a car accident near Sens, France, on January 4, 1960. Among his best-known novels are The Stranger... more »
Essays
Life is. What is life?: -- The Absurd and what to do about it.
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The Exile in Man's Freedom -- Camus' "The Guest" as a statement of the absurd
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Links
Critical Interpretations - Albert Camus -- Some critical essays essays in addition to basic information (biography, etexts, and links).
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Nobel eMuseum - Nobel Prize in Literature 1957 -- The presentation speech, Camus' acceptance speech, and related resources.
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Notebook on Albert Camus -- Collection of links to primary and secondary sources.
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Electric Library - Albert Camus -- Brief biography.
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Albert Camus -- Brief introduction and discussion of his major works.
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Albert Camus Quotes -- Brief selection, without references.
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Albert Camus Reader -- Short biography and collection of links to reviews, interviews, clubs, and sites dedicated to Camus.
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Bohemian Link: Albert Camus -- Timeline and directory of links, including online texts and reviews, biographic and bibliographic sites, and regarding existentialism.
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Camus: An Overview -- Fan site with details about his life and his major works, including the plays. Includes related links.
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Albert Camus: A Life -- Review of the biography by Olivier Todd.
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Cyber Nation: Albert Camus -- Collection of unreferenced quotations organized by subject.
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Existentialists: Albert Camus -- Fan site with biography, review of his major works, quotes, links and bibliography.
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Grave of Albert Camus -- Black and white photograph of Camus and his burial place in Lourmarin Cemetery, France.
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Hemingway and Camus -- Essay discussing the similarities between the two writers, focusing on A Farewell to Arms and The Outsider.
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MVS Albert Camus -- Animated cartoon inspired by The Myth of Sisyphus.
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A Page About Albert Camus -- Bibliography and links.
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Solitaire et Solidaire -- Interview with Catherine Camus about her father's book The First Man. By Russell Wilkinson. At Spike magazine.
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Insight Magazine: Difficult Choices for France's Most Reluctant Existentialist -- By Roger Kaplan (author of Albert Camus' Existentialism And Its Conflict With His Moral Beliefs). (March 2, 1998)
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