The Myth of Sisyphus

by Albert Camus

Overview

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In this great work, Camus contemplates the idea of the absurd and the emptiness of the world. Through the lens of existentialism, Camus looks at our own existence in a meaningless world and tries to make sense of our purpose.

A Nobel Prize-winning author delivers one of the most influential works of the twentieth century, showing a way out of despair and reaffirming the value of existence.

Influenced by works such as Don Juan and the novels of Kafka, these essays begin with a meditation on suicide—the question of living or not living in a universe devoid of order or meaning. With lyric eloquence, Albert Camus brilliantly presents a crucial exposition of existentialist thought.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780525564454
Publisher:	Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date:	11/06/2018
Series:	Vintage International
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	6,267
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

ALBERT CAMUS was born in Algeria in 1913, and published The Stranger—now one of the most widely read novels of this century—in 1942. Celebrated in intellectual circles, Camus was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957. On January 4, 1960, he was killed in a car accident.