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Albert Camus was born In Mondovi, Algeria on November 7,1913
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Lived with Gandmother in the Belcourt section of ther Algiers, near
the Arab Quarter of the city, while living in poverty
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In 1930 suffered from severe attacks caused by tuberculosis
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Was accepted into The univeristy of Algiers where he studied
Philosophy.
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1937 Published First book a collection of Essays “L'Envers Et
l‘Endroit”
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1934-1935 was a member of the algerian communist party
– Before outbreak of world war II
was a a newspaper journalist for
Alger-Républicain
– Published the “Stranger” in 1942.
– “The Myth of Sisyphus” published
in 1942
– L'Homme révolté (1951, The
Rebel)
– Wrote for L’ express daily
newspaper covering the Algerian
war
– 1957 awarded Nobel prize in
Literature for his essay Reflexions
sur la Guillotine
– 1960 died in car accident near
Sens, France with publisher
Micheal Galliard The Novel First
man found in Possession.
The Nobel Prize in
Literature 1957 was
awarded to Albert
Camus "for his
important literary
production, which
with clear-sighted
earnestness
illuminates the
problems of the
human conscience
in our times"
“Refexions Sur la
Guillotine”
Culture and Politics.
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Albert Camus greatly influenced the politics and culture of his time. He was
extremely influenced by the severe harnshness and the atmosphere of war. He
often accepted the terms of being called a humanist. Camus represents the
philosophical movement called existentialism, which characterizes man's
situation in the universe by denying it all personal significance, seeing in it only
absurdity. Absurdity occurs often in the works of Camus. Albert Camus also,
uses the idea human life is made meaningless by mortality. Camus explores
many different themes throughout his works. He sees revolt as a peaceful
revolutionary process that requires leadership, but not violence. He has wriiten
news and journals to the people during the years of the war. At this time he was
a anti war demonstrator writing openly against war in Europe. He was even
asked to leave Algeria in march 1940 having been declared a threat to national
security. Camus explores the themes such as alienation, suicide, rebellion, guilt
and innocence throughout his works. These Themes are repeated within all of
his writings. Camus uses the theme of alienation to explain the constant
isolation in the Story the Guest. It also explores the theme of guilt.