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Albert Camus: French Resistance
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Born into poverty, raised by a widowed nearly-deaf mother, Albert Camus was the ideal target of socialist and existential doctrines. Not that such doctrines are incorrect, but Camus' perspective was different from that of other French intellectuals. Experiences produce biases -- and Camus' biases were rooted in poverty and suffering. Camus was in many ways the man Jean-Paul Sartre wanted to be. While Sartre had a mildly difficult childhood, he was never wanting for attention or security. Sartre was drawn to Camus in large part due to this contrast in histories.
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In his early years, Albert Camus studied at the University of Algiers, but he contracted tuberculosis, which forced him to continue his studies part-time. In 1934, he joined the French Communist party, but soon found himself in trouble and was denounced as a Trotskyite. He married Simone Hie, a morphine addict, in the same year. The marriage soon broke down due to infidelities on both sides.
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Albert Camus’s Misunderstanding directed by Felix Alexa will be performed on September 27th at the National in Bucharest. The play is being staged as part of a festival on French-themed event called Bucharest Francophone which runs from September 22nd to 30th.
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Albert Camus was born on 7 or 8 November 1913, in Mondovi, Algeria. Both dates are listed in various biographies. His parents were Lucien Camus and Hélèn Sintès. Lucien had been orphaned in Algeria. His parents had been French immigrants seeking a better life in the colonies. Lucien was self-educated.
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Albert Camus was born in Algeria. His family was poor. He want to the University of Algiers, where he graduated with a degree in 1935. In the 1930s, Camus became interested in politics. In 1935, Camus joined the French Communist Party, a political group. In the late 1930s, Camus was a writer for the socialist newspaper, the Alger-Republicain.
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In 1947, Albert Camus toured America lecturing on French existentialism. His strong views against communism alienated him from the Communist party and eventually from Sartre. His book The Rebel, published in 1951, was an analysis of revolution and rebellion which clarified his stance against communism.
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