THE MYTH OF SISYPHUS THE MYTH OF SISYPHUS

A Nobel Prize-winning author delivers one of the most influential worksof the twentieth century, showing a way out of despair and reaffirmingthe value of existence.Influenced by works such as Don Juan and the novels of Kafka, theseessays begin with a meditation on suicide—the question of living or notliving in a universe devoid of order or meaning. With lyric eloquence,Albert Camus brilliantly presents a crucial exposition of existentialistthought.