While there are many courses and tutorials online, learning from a book is still one of the best ways to greatly improve your skills. Below I have selected top Camus books.
- The Stranger (1989)
- The Myth of Sisyphus (Vintage International) (2018)
- The Plague (1991)
- The Fall (1991)
- Exile and the Kingdom: “The Adulterous Woman”; “The Renegade”; “The Silent Men”; “The Guest”; “The Artist” (Penguin Modern Classics) by Camus, Albert (2002) Paperback ()
- The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt (1992)
- The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays (1961)
- Resistance, Rebellion, and Death: Essays (1995)
- A Life Worth Living: Albert Camus and the Quest for Meaning (2016)
- The First Man (1996)
- Camus: A Theological Perspective (1975)
- A Happy Death (1995)
- The Outsider (1965)
- You Will Not Replace Us! (2018)
The Stranger (1989)
Through the story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on an Algerian beach, Camus explored what he termed "the nakedness of man faced with the absurd." First published in 1946; now in a new translation by Matthew Ward.
The Myth of Sisyphus (Vintage International) (2018)
One of the most influential works of this century, The Myth of Sisyphus—featured here in a stand-alone edition—is a crucial exposition of existentialist thought.
The Plague (1991)
A haunting tale of human resilience in the face of unrelieved horror, Camus’ novel about a bubonic plague ravaging the people of a North African coastal town is a classic of twentieth-century literature.
The Fall (1991)
Elegantly styled, Camus’ profoundly disturbing novel of a Parisian lawyer’s confessions is a searing study of modern amorality.
Exile and the Kingdom: “The Adulterous Woman”; “The Renegade”; “The Silent Men”; “The Guest”; “The Artist” (Penguin Modern Classics) by Camus, Albert (2002) Paperback ()
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The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt (1992)
By one of the most profoundly influential thinkers of our century, The Rebel is a classic essay on revolution. For Albert Camus, the urge to revolt is one of the "essential dimensions" of human nature, manifested in man’s timeless Promethean struggle against the conditions of his existence, as well as the popular uprisings against established orders throughout history.
The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays (1961)
the myth of sisyphus and other essays is one of albert camus’ most famous published works. it is a must read for anyone interested in philosophy and a must own for all students of life.
Resistance, Rebellion, and Death: Essays (1995)
In the speech he gave upon accepting the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957, Albert Camus said that a writer “cannot serve today those who make history; he must serve those who are subject to it.” And in these twenty-three political essays, he demonstrates his commitment to history’s victims, from the fallen maquis of the French Resi…
A Life Worth Living: Albert Camus and the Quest for Meaning (2016)
In his Nobel Prize acceptance speech, Albert Camus declared that a writer’s duty is twofold: “the refusal to lie about what one knows and the resistance against oppression.” These twin obsessions help explain something of Camus’ remarkable character, which is the overarching subject of this sympathetic and lively book.
The First Man (1996)
Camus tells the story of Jacques Cormery, a boy who lived a life much like his own. Camus summons up the sights, sounds and textures of a childhood circumscribed by poverty and a father’s death yet redeemed by the austere beauty of Algeria and the boy’s attachment to his nearly deaf-mute mother.
Camus: A Theological Perspective (1975)
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A Happy Death (1995)
In his first novel, A Happy Death, written when he was in his early twenties and retrieved from his private papers following his death in I960, Albert Camus laid the foundation for The Stranger, focusing in both works on an Algerian clerk who kills a man in cold blood. But he also revealed himself to an extent that he never would in his later fiction.
The Outsider (1965)
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You Will Not Replace Us! (2018)
Written directly in english, You Will Not Replace Us ! is an attempt at summing up in a short book, for the english-speaking and international public, such works as Le Grand Remplacement (The Great Replacement), Le Petit Remplacement (The Little Replacement), Du sens (On Meaning), La Seconde Carrière d’Adolf Hitler (Adolf Hitler’s Second Career), etc.
Best Camus Books: The Ultimate List
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Camus's The Plague: Philosophical Perspectives (OXFORD STUDIES IN PHIL AND LIT SERIES)
Author(s): Peg Brand Weiser (editor)
ID: 3648934, Publisher: Oxford University Press, Year: 2023, Size: 17 Mb, Format: pdf
Camus's The Plague: Philosophical Perspectives
Author(s): Peg Brand Weiser
ID: 3649180, Publisher: Oxford University Press, Year: 2023, Size: 17 Mb, Format: pdf
Travels in the Americas: Notes and Impressions of a New World (The France Chicago Collection)
Author(s): Albert Camus, Alice Kaplan (editor)
ID: 3710887, Publisher: University of Chicago Press, Year: 2023, Size: 4 Mb, Format: pdf
Please note that this booklist is not errorless. Some books are truly hot items according to The New York Times, others are drafted by unknown authors. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant links you could recommend? Drop a comment if you have any feedback on the list.