The Myth of Sisyphus - (Vintage International) by Albert Camus (Paperback)

About the Book

"Originally published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, in 1955"--Title page verso.

Book Synopsis

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.

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.