Happy Birthday Albert Camus

100 YEARS!

Francine Faure & Albert Camus

Born in French Algeria on 7 November 1913

Author, Philosopher and Journalist

Nobel Prize Winner in 1957

His novel "The Stranger" is the most sold book in France.

Not even "The little Prince" can keep up with that!

Camus died on 4 January 1960 in a car accident. They found an unused train ticket. He actually planned to travel by train that day. There is a myth about his death: The car his publisher was driving, was manipulated.

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Albert Camus as little boy

He loved smoking, so he named his cat cigarette

 Albert Camus and his Cat Cigarette

Albert Camus smoking and having dinner with Maria Casares

Albert Camus and Maria Casares (with whom he had an affair)

Books and Covers

The Stranger Albert Camus

The Fall Albert Camus

The Outsider Camus

Albert Camus Book Covers

The Fall Albert Camus

 Luchino Visconti who is famous for excellent literature film adaptation made a movie based on Albert Camus' "The Stranger"

The Band "The Fall" named themselves after Albert Camus novel "The Fall"...

The Fall, Band

"Killing an Arab" by The Cure was influenced by "The Outsider"

*occasionally renamed to "Kissing an Arab"...

Carey Mulligan as Jenny in "An Education" reading

"The Stranger"

Reading Camus

Last and probably not true:

George W. Bush was cought reading "The Stranger" in his holidays....

#Happy Birthday Albert Camus