Albert Camus is one of the iconic figures of twentieth-century French
literature, one of France's most widely read modern literary authors and
one of the youngest winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature. As the
author of L'Etranger and the architect of the notion of 'the Absurd' in
the 1940s, he shot to prominence in France and beyond. His work
nevertheless attracted hostility as well as acclaim and he was
increasingly drawn into bitter political controversies, especially the
issue of France's place and role in the country of his birth, Algeria.
Most recently, postcolonial studies have identified in his writings a
set of preoccupations ripe for revisitation. Situating Camus in his
cultural and historical context, this 2007 Companion explores his
best-selling novels, his ambiguous engagement with philosophy, his
theatre, his increasingly high-profile work as a journalist and his
reflection on ethical and political questions that continue to concern
readers today.
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