Albert Camus

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Albert Camus was a French-Algerian philosopher, novelist, and essayist known for his contributions to existentialism and absurdism, including works such as "The Stranger" and "The Myth of Sisyphus."

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instanceOf essayist
human
journalist
novelist
philosopher
playwright
short story writer
awardReceived Nobel Prize in Literature
surface form: Nobel Prize

Nobel Prize in Literature
birthDate 1913-11-07
birthPlace Mondovi, French Algeria
causeOfDeath car accident
countryOfCitizenship France
deathDate 1960-01-04
deathPlace Villeblevin, France
educatedAt University of Algiers
ethnicOrigin French-Algerian
familyName Albert Camus self-linksurface differs
surface form: Camus
fieldOfWork literature
philosophy
political journalism
givenName Albert
influenced Jean-Paul Sartre
modern existentialist thought
influencedBy Friedrich Nietzsche
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Søren Kierkegaard
languageOfWorkOrName French
movement French literature
absurdism
existentialism
name Albert Camus self-link
NobelPrizeInLiteratureYear 1957
notableWork Caligula
The Fall
The Just Assassins
The Misunderstanding
The Myth of Sisyphus
The Plague
The Rebel
The Stranger
occupation essayist
journalist
novelist
philosopher
playwright
philosophicalConcept rebellion against meaninglessness
revolt
the absurd
placeOfBurial Lourmarin, France
religion atheism

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Albert Camus familyName Albert Camus self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Camus
Franz Kafka influenced Albert Camus
Friedrich Nietzsche influenced Albert Camus
Fyodor Dostoevsky influenced Albert Camus
Jean-Paul Sartre influenced Albert Camus
Victor Hugo influenced Albert Camus
Albert isGivenNameOf Albert Camus
Albert Camus name Albert Camus self-link
Café de Flore notablePatron Albert Camus
Sisyphus reinterpretedBy Albert Camus