Albert Camus' Personal Life

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1937 Camus Published His First Book

1934 Joined The Communist Party. 1938 Became a journalist for "The Alger- Republican"

Was Married in 1934

Short Stories

• "The Adulterous Woman"
• "The Renegade or a Confused Spirit"
• "The Guest"
• "Jonas or the Artist at Work"
• "The Silent Man"

University of Algiers From 1930-1936

Studied Philosophy, Christianity, and Theater

Albert Camus Life During World War II

This is Where Albert Camus Was Born in 1913

During 1940

The Stranger

Novels

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• The Stranger
• The Plague
• The Fall
• A Happy Death
• The First Man

His Second Marriage

• In 1840 Camus was remarried, this time to Francine Faure, a mathematician.

• Five years later, Francine bore him twins, Catherine and Jean

As an Adult

• For two years Camus was unable to attend school because of his tuberculosis. but when he recovered he enrolled in the school of philosophy at the University of Algiers

Albert Camus

• While at the University of Algiers, Camus started off studying theatre

Works Cited

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"The Nobel Prize in Literature 1957". Nobelprize.org.

Nobel Media AB 2013. Web. 27 Feb 2014

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• In 1934 Camus was married at the age of 21 to Simone Hie, who was the daughter of a wealthy ophthalmologist

• His wife was also a morphine addict and his marriage ended in only 2 years

Albert Camus Died January 4, 1960

Albert Camus Protested Agaisnt the War

Plays

• The Misunderstanding
• The State of Siege
• The Possessed
• The Just Assassins
• Caligula
• Requiem for a Nun

As a Teenager

• Camus was an excellent student
• He received a scholarship to attend high school

• Not only was Camus smart, he also was an avid soccer player until the age of 17.

Combat

Essays

• "The Crisis of Man"
• "Why Spain?"
• "Create Dangerously"
• "Reflections on the Guillotine"
• "Neither Victims Nor Executioners"
• "The Ancient Greek Tragedy"

Camus' childhood

• Albert Camus was born in 1913 in Mondovi, Algeria.

• His father was killed less than a year after Camus was born in the Battle of the Marne

• He was raised by his mother alone while also struggling with poverty

"Reflections on the Guillotine"

Along With Writing, Camus Played Many Roles In Theatre.

Nobel Prize for Literature

1957

The Death of Camus

• On January 4th 1960 Camus was killed in a car accident in a small town called Villeblevin while traveling to Paris.
• His rival Jean-Paul published a warm eulogy after Camus' death.

By 1944 Camus had become a leading voice

In 1955 He began to write for "The Express daily Newspaper

Notebooks 1935-1959

Camus' Journalistic Experience Came Into Good Use During The War in 1943...

Relationship with Jean-Paul Sartre

• In 1943, Albert Camus met fellow writer Jean-Paul Sartre at the opening of Sartre’s play “The Flies” in Paris

• The two would remain friends for many years, but would be bitterly split after a Sartre protégé published a negative review of Camus’ The Rebel
• Their fued became know as one of the most famous intellectual feuds of the 20th century

Accomplishments

Albert Camus was a very successful man.

Though he did face his fair share of

obstacles, he accomplished many things.