A. Camus

Jean-Baptiste Clamence is a soul in turmoil. Over several drunken nights he regales a chance acquaintance with his story. From this successful former lawyer and seemingly model citizen a compelling, self-loathing catalogue of guilt, hypocrisy and alienation pours forth.The Fall (1956) is a brilliant portrayal of a man who has glimpsed the...

This text is a discussion of the central idea of absurdity that Camus was to develop in his novel 'The Outsider'. Here, Camus poses the fundamental question: is life worth living?...

Meursault leads an unremarkable, bachelor life in Algiers. But his sudden involvement in a violent confrontation throws him into turmoil as he is forced to question the fundamental values of society. Camus creates a world without a God but a society that is still subject to restrictive, man-made rules capable of alienating any who transcend them....