Albert Camus

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Albert Camus (1913–1960) was a French-Algerian philosopher, author, and journalist, and one of the most important literary figures of the twentieth century. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957 for his writings that illuminate the problems of the human conscience. Camus is best known for novels including The Stranger, The... Plague, and The Fall, as well as philosophical essays such as The Myth of Sisyphus, which explored absurdism — the conflict between humanity's search for meaning and the universe's indifference. A Happy Death, his first novel (published posthumously), prefigures many of the themes that would define his later masterworks. His audiobooks and books remain essential for readers and listeners interested in philosophy and literature. Read more Show less