Albert Camus (November 7, 1913 – January 4, 1960) was a French writer, philosopher, journalist, and playwright, awarded the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature. He is best known for his works exploring the absurdity of human existence, including the novels The Plague, The Stranger, and the essay The Myth of Sisyphus.
He was born in Mondovi, Algeria (then part of France). Camus studied philosophy and worked as a journalist. He actively participated in public life, criticizing totalitarianism and advocating for human rights. His writings significantly influenced existentialism and absurdism.
He died on January 4, 1960, in a car accident near Saint-Raphaël, France. Albert Camus is buried in the town of Lourmarin in the Luberon region of southern France.
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