Albert Camus
Albert Camus (1913–1960) was a French Algerian philosopher, author, and journalist who became the second-youngest recipient of the Nobel Prize. He died in a car crash at 46 with a train ticket in his pocket, an absurd end to a life dedicated to exploring the absurd. This author hub collects 3 works in the Canon Compass ranking, led by The Stranger.
Start with The Stranger by Albert Camus, ranked #21 in the Canon Compass list.
Featured Books
Albert Camus' The Stranger: Meursault confronts the absurd in colonial Algeria. Existentialist classic on meaning and indifference - summary and where to buy.
Albert Camus's The Plague: Dr. Rieux fights an epidemic in a sealed city. A parable of resistance, solidarity, and the absurd.
Camus's essential philosophical essay on the absurd, meaning, and why we must imagine Sisyphus happy.