Albert Camus was born on 7 November 1913 in Dréan. A French philosopher, novelist and journalist born in French Algeria, Camus is associated with the philosophy of the absurd, the idea that human beings seek meaning in a universe that offers none. His novel The Stranger, published in 1942, and the essay The Myth of Sisyphus made his name, followed by The Plague, The Fall and the essay The Rebel. During the German occupation he edited the resistance newspaper Combat, and his criticism of Soviet communism ended his friendship with Sartre. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957 and was killed in a car accident at 46, near Villeblevin.
Before and after
- 10 August 1913Treaty of Bucharest
- 16 August 1913Birth of Menachem Begin
- 31 August 1913Founding of PSV Eindhoven
- 5 November 1913Birth of Vivien Leigh
- 7 November 1913Birth of Albert Camus
- 18 December 1913Birth of Willy Brandt
- 23 December 1913Founding of Federal Reserve System
- 1914Rise of Assemblies of God
- from 1914 to 1921Zaian War
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- 1909Rise of Futurism
The era
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