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Mother
Catherine Helene Sintes-Camus
She was of Spanish decent and did house work to support her family.
Birth - November 5, 1882
Birth Place - Birkadem, Algeria
Death - September 20, 1960
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Father
Lucien Auguste Camus
He was a poor French agricultural worker that died while serving in WW1.
Birth - November 28, 1885
Area of Birth - Algiers Provence, Algeria
Death - 1914 28/29 (Killed in the Battle of the Marne)
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Birth - Area of Birth
Albert Camus was born November 7, 1913 in Mondovi, Algeria.
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Elementary School
Albert went to elementary school in 1918. He was taught by an outstanding German teacher called Lois Germain. This teacher helped him earn a scholarship to Algiers Lyceé (high-school) in 1923.
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Health Issues
At the age of 17 he was diagnosed with Tuberculosis. This caused him to be very alone and isolated.
Tuberculosis is a transmittable disease. Although it is not super contagious you are at risk of contracting said disease if you're in prolonged contact with the person that is sick.
https://lithub.com/when-albert-camus-was-sick-his-buddies-set-the-gold-standard-for-socially-distant-friendship/#:~:text=Camus%20had%20been%20living%20in,a%20great%2C%20socially%20distant%20friend. -
First Wife - Simone Hie
Albert Camus married Simone Hie on June 16 of 1934. He married her to help with her addiction. She was addicted to morphine because it helped ease her menstrual pains. He did eventually find out that she was in a relationship with her doctor at the same time they were married. They lasted two years and had no children together.
https://www.strictlyweddings.com/info/notable-marriages/albert-camus-100936#:~:text=Albert%20Camus%20was%20married%20to,Francine%20Faure%20for%2020%20years. -
Revolt In Asturias
This play was based on the revolt of Asturia. This was a violent revolt that attempted to overthrow the conservative regime. It is said that he wrote this because of his "desire for solidarity and community with his fellows".
https://www.edition-originale.com/en/literature/first-and-precious-books/camus-revolte-dans-les-asturies-1936-71217#:~:text=Almost%20entirely%20written%20by%20Camus,and%20community%20with%20his%20fellows. -
University of Algiers
He attended this University from the year of 1933-1936.He graduated with undergraduate and graduate degrees of philosophy.
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People Who Influenced His Writing
While he was going to college he absorbed Søren Kierkegaard who was a Danish theologian, Arthur Schopenhauer who was a German philosopher and Friedrich Nietzsche who was a Philosopher.
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Second Wife - Francine Faure
Francine Faure was a French pianist that specialized in Bach but she was also a mathematician. This relationship lasted 20 years and the only reason it ended was because he died. She went on to live nineteen more years and was buried next to him. They had two kids together that were twins. Catherine Camus and Jean Camus.
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The Stranger - A Novel
He wrote this novel so he could explore absurdity. He argues that the only sure thing in life is that death is inevitable. This novel is about an ordinary man that is drawn into senseless murder on Algeria beach. This novel was translated into sixty other languages and has sold over six million copies.
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Caligula
This play centered around the Roman Emperor Caligula and his reaction to the death of Drusilla. Drusilla was his sister and his lover.
Camus went into depth of man's depravity in times of desperation. He portrayed this desperation by having bold colors on stage.
https://theculturetrip.com/europe/france/articles/the-best-books-by-albert-camus-you-should-read/ -
World War II
During his adult hood world war two was happening he did try and join the military but was ultimately rejected because of his tuberculosis. This is why he decided to join the resistance and become an underground journalist for them.
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Catherine Camus - The Daughter
It is not said which twin is older. She grew up to be a lawyer and was entrusted with her fathers estates after her mother died. She published 144 densely written pages of hand written text by her father that became an obsession in the final days of his life.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/nov/23/albert-camus-outsider-catherine-camus -
Jean Camus - The Son
He is the second twin and it is said that he also grew up to be a lawyer like his twin sister. There is not much information out on him because he preferred a more private life style. "Since 2009 he is registered as Global Expert for the UN Alliance of Civilizations".
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Living Area Before Death
He lived in Paris after world war two happened, but then moved back to Algeria (Oran). It is said that the couple had to move to "The French Alps" because of his tuberculosis.
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Intresting Facts
He is the second youngest to win the Noble Prize and he won it at 44, the youngest to win the prize is Rudyard Kipling who was 42.
He was a womanizer, it is said that he had multiple affairs while married to Francine, He was with Spanish actress Maria Casarès, Yvonne Ducailar, Lucette Meurer, & his friend Christiane Galindo, they were all actresses.
He joined the French resistance as an underground journalist.
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The Just Assassins
This play is based on a true story of a group of terrorist that were part of a revolutionary socialist party. They were organized to make an assassination's attempt on the Grand Duke who was the uncle of Tsar.
The Tsar was the last Russian ruler of the Russian Empire that ruled from the years of 1894-1917.
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The Fall - A Novel
The themes in this novel include finding value in an absurd world and the alienation that took place in the wake of World War II. It's a series of dramatic monologues where Jean-Baptiste Clamence reflects upon his life to a stranger.
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The Possessed
This play was an adaptation of Dostoyevsky's novel. In the novel the main character is convinced that god does not exist, so he commits suicide. "He is an absurd character in that his action is motivated by revolt and is done in the spirit of freedom". Camus thought that it was a prophecy on nihilism.
Nihilism is the rejection of all religious and moral principles.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Albert-Camus
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Death - Area of Death
He died in a car accident while he was a passenger in a vehicle driven by one of his friends. He died near Sens, in Le Grand Fossard in the small town of Villeblevin.