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Albert Camus

1 series 14 books in order 13 standalone books

Albert Camus (1913-1960) was a French Algerian author, philosopher, and journalist awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957. He was a key 20th-century philosopher whose most famous work is the novel L'Etranger (The Stranger). He is often cited as a proponent of existentialism, though he himself rejected the label.

Born
1913
Known for
Collection Blanche

Series by Albert Camus

Collection Blanche

4 books in order · 1949–2016

  1. Cover of The Just Assassins

    The Just Assassins

    1949 · Albert Camus

    The Just Assassins is a 1970 book by Albert Camus. It is part of the series Collection Blanche. Catalog genres: Drama & Plays, Literary Fiction. The…

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  2. Saint Genet

    1952 · Jean-Paul Sartre

    Saint Genet, Actor and Martyr is a 1952 book by Jean-Paul Sartre that examines the writer Jean Genet, focusing on his work The Thief's Journal.…

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    Chanson douce

    2016 · Leïla Slimani

    When a mother of two young children decides, despite her husband's reluctance, to return to work at a law firm, the couple begins searching for a…

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  4. Alma

    Year unknown · J. M. G. Le Clézio

    Alma is a 2017 novel by J. M. G. Le Clézio. The story follows Jérémie Felsen, a French narrator who travels to Mauritius to examine his family's…

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Standalone books

  1. Cover of Ni victimes ni bourreaux
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  2. Cover of Exile and the Kingdom
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  3. Cover of Reflections on the Guillotine
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  4. Cover of The Fall
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  5. Cover of The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
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  6. Cover of The Rebel
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  7. Cover of The Plague
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  8. Cover of Caligula, suivi de Le malentendu
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  9. Cover of Plays (Caligula / Malentendu / L'État de Siège / Justes)
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  10. Cover of The Myth of Sisyphus
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  11. Cover of L'Étranger
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  12. Cover of A Happy Death
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  13. Cover of The First Man
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Frequently asked questions

How many books has Albert Camus written?

We list 14 books by Albert Camus across 1 series, published between 1942–2016 — each shown in full reading order.

What order should I read Albert Camus's books?

Read each series in publication order. A good place to start is “The Just Assassins.” Open any series above for its complete numbered reading order.

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