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Essay · 1942

The Myth of Sisyphus

Albert Camus

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Essay · 1942 · French · Modern

The Myth of Sisyphus

Albert Camus

Is life worth living? The only serious philosophical question.

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Revolt without hope: one must imagine Sisyphus happy, not because the rock lightens but because the shrug is his.

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Is life worth living? The only serious philosophical question.

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