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A Nobel Prize-winning author delivers one of the most influential works of the twentieth century, showing a way out of despair and reaffirming the value of existence.
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 presents a crucial exposition of existentialist thought.
Editions of The Myth of Sisyphus
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780525564454
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780679733737
- EBook
- ISBN 9780525567004
- EBook
- ISBN 9780307827821
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A Nobel Prize-winning author delivers one of the most influential works of the twentieth century, showing a way out of despair and reaffirming the value of existence.
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 presents a crucial exposition of existentialist thought.
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A Nobel Prize-winning author delivers one of the most influential works of the twentieth century, showing a way out of despair and reaffirming the value of existence.
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 presents a crucial exposition of existentialist thought.
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Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Biography and non-fiction prose > Essays
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Is The Myth of Sisyphus part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Vintage International
Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Myth of Sisyphus?
Albert Camus
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The Myth of Sisyphus is available as paperback(ISBN 9780525564454) and paperback(ISBN 9780679733737) and ebook(ISBN 9780525567004) and ebook(ISBN 9780307827821)
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