French author, journalist, and philosopher. Contributed views to philosophy known as absurdism. He believed in existentialism but never accepted the label. Opposed nihilism but still delved deeply into individual freedom.
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- Camus joined the French Communist Party in the spring of 1935, seeing it as a way to "fight inequalities between Europeans and 'natives' in Algeria."
- In 1940, Camus married Francine Faure, a pianist and mathematician.
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Camus' Last Work
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Camus was an author in the 1950's and until 1960. This was a time of totalitarianism but if you read in the first listed article the author will tell you that Camus had a clear perspective on the wrongs of the totalitarian governments and third world dictators. He denounced the atrocities of Stalin and was a sort of outcast among his literary peers because of the fact of his political clearheadedness. The second article goes on to talk about Camus last work which was his autobiography. This work was found in a 144 page collection after Camus' death in a car wreck in 1960. His wife decided against the publication of the pages because of the bitter times with his once good friend Sartre; however, in later years Camus' daughter decided to publish the collection and it became a major hit.
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