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Oct 31, 20 albert camus 1960 grew up in a workingclass neighbourhood in algiers. Albert camus is the author of a number of bestselling and highly influential works, all of which are published by penguin. His father, lucien camus, a poor french agricultural worker, died in the battle of the marne in 1914 during world war i. The myth of sisyphus is a 1942 philosophical essay by albert camus. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the myth of sisyphus vintage international. Pdf the myth of sisyphus download full full pdf ebook. Unlock the more straightforward side of the myth of sisyphus with this concise and insightful summary and analysis. The myth of sisyphus by albert camus the 149th greatest. The myth of sisyphus and other essays ebook by albert. The myth of sisyphus, and other essays ebook, 1955.
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