The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays

One of the most influential works of this century, The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays is a crucial exposition of existentialist thought. 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 posits a way out of despair, reaffirming the value of personal existence, and the possibility of life lived with dignity and authenticity.

• The Stranger
• The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt
• Existentialism Is a Humanism
• The Plague
• The Ethics of Ambiguity
• Being and Nothingness
• The Fall
• Nausea (New Directions Paperbook)
• Resistance, Rebellion, and Death: Essays
• No Exit and Three Other Plays