TY - BOOK AU - Camus,Albert AU - O'Brien,Justin TI - The myth of Sisyphus, T2 - Vintage international SN - 9780141023991 AV - PQ2605.A3734 M913 1991 U1 - 844.914 20 PY - 2005/// CY - New York PB - Penguin books KW - Existentialism KW - fast KW - Essays KW - French essays KW - lcgft N1 - Originally published: New York : Knopf, 1955; The myth of Sisyphus -- Summer in Algiers -- The minotaur, or, The stop in Oran -- Helen's exile -- Return to Tipasa -- The artist and his time N2 - One of the most influential works of this century, this 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 an absurd universe devoid of order or meaning. With lyric eloquence, Camus posits a way out of despair, reaffirming the value of personal existence, and the possibility of life lived with dignity and authenticity.--From publisher description ER -