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Influenced by philosophers such as soren kierkegaard, arthur schopenhauer, and friedrich nietzsche, camus introduces his philosophy of the absurd, that life is inherently devoid of meaning and consequently absurd, but humans. Rowbottom aleksandra samonek constantine sandis howard sankey jonathan schaffer. The english translation by justin obrien was first. They had thought with some reason that no punishment is more. Editions of the myth of sisyphus and other essays by. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. While it is true that all novelists combine fictive events with real ones, camuss use of. The myth of sisyphus and other essays quotes by albert camus. This is similar to sisyphus labour of lifting the rock to the top of the mountain. Download pdf save to bookshelf tweet report an error. Editions for the myth of sisyphus and other essays. For me the myth of sisyphus marks the beginning of an idea which i was to.