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The Myth of Sisyphus

by Albert Camus

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Meaning and the question of living

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Meaning and the question of living

These essays begin with suicide as a philosophical question: how to live in a universe described as lacking order or meaning. Camus develops that inquiry through a meditation on existence and despair, placing the book within existentialist thought. The description also points to Don Juan and Kafka’s novels as influences, offering context for the intellectual landscape behind the essays. Its central concern is not a narrative but the problem of how existence can be affirmed in the face of apparent meaninglessness.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Adults interested in existentialist philosophy and essays.
  • Readers exploring philosophical questions about suicide, meaning, and existence.
  • Those interested in Camus’s engagement with Don Juan and Kafka’s novels.

Themes

Existentialist thoughtSuicide as a philosophical questionMeaning and meaninglessnessExistence and despair

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Book overview

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.
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