Greatest Philosophers In History | Albert Camus
Eternalised
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The Plague: A Novel About the Absurdity
His next novel, The Plague, published in 1947, is considered an existentialist classic. Camille was very influenced by Russian novelist and philosopher Fjordor Dostoevsky. He discovered a powerful and vital source of inspiration in two novels in particular, The Devil's and The Brothers Karamazov. His wife suffered from depression for one point he attempted to throw herself off a balcony. Chompus' books are perhaps the most beautiful and least understoodBooks teach us about our vulnerabilities.
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