Albert Camus

阿尔贝·加缪

Lifespan
1913–1960
Nationality
French
Role
Writer and philosopher
Books
2

Biography

A French-Algerian writer and philosopher, a leading figure of absurdist literature and winner of the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature. The Myth of Sisyphus answers the human condition in a meaningless world with the line that one must imagine Sisyphus happy.

Central Ideas

  • The philosophy of the absurd
  • Revolt and freedom
  • 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature

Books

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