Albert Camus

1913–1960

A flat, sunlit prose in which a man is condemned less for murder than for not weeping at his mother's funeral.

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The writings

Novel

Novel · 1942

The Stranger

Albert Camus

Aya Saleh · Ink & Ivy

The Stranger

1942 · Absurdism · Existentialism

Meursault does not cry at his mother's funeral, and is convicted for it.

Essay

Essay · 1942

The Myth of Sisyphus

Albert Camus

Aya Saleh · Ink & Ivy

The Myth of Sisyphus

1942 · Philosophy · Essay

Is life worth living? The only serious philosophical question.