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Albert Camus
Albert Camus was born on the 7th or 8th November 1913, in Mondovi, Algeria. ... His parents were Lucien Camus and Hélèn Sintès. ... (Kamber) When Albert was born, Lucien was working as a cellerman at a winery. ... Camus father, Lucien, died in 1914, during World War Is Battle of the Marne. ... War was to remain a constant throughout Camus life -- and his literature.
Camus mother was left to raise her son alone, in extreme poverty. ... The family was forced to move to the region so a grandmother could raise Albert and his older brother. ... Camus family represented all human misery and misfortune. ...
According to Camus accounts, his mother was permanently melancholy. To escape this home life, Camus buried himself in studies and participated on local athletic teams. ... In academics, Camus also excelled. When Camus entered the local Belcourt schools, an instructor named Louis Germain noticed young Alberts intellect. The teacher tutored Albert, helping him pass the lycée entrance exams in 1923.(Cruickshank) A lycée is an exclusive secondary school for students destined for the university -- as Albert was.
An important step out of poverty, Camus was accepted into the University of Algiers school of philosophy. ... As a result of the disease, Camus reduced his studies to a part-time pursuit. Albert would attend lectures at the University of Algiers from 1932 through 1953, never losing his enthusiasm for learning.
Between 1931 and 1935, Camus worked in a string of low-paying jobs, including positions as a police clerk and salesman. ... Sadly, Camus wanted to be a teacher, but could never pass the medical exam due to his tuberculosis.
While a student at the University, Camus joined and left the Communist Party. According to biographers, Camus joined the Communist Party in 1934, primarily as an anti-Fascist. The Spanish Civil War greatly affected Camus and many others. ... "Marxist-Leninist" doctrines did not appeal to Camus, even as a student. ...
Marriage added to the complexity of Camus life. ... Camus marriage ended when he learned Simone was having sex with a doctor in exchange for various drugs.
Camus remained a socialist throughout his life. ... Camus hoped to educate the workers in accordance with his own beliefs. ... In response to the PCA, Camus joined activities of Le Parti du Peuple Algérien -- a party he considered more "people" oriented. ... Camus was placed "on trial" by the Algerian Communist Party and expelled as a "Trotskyist." This experience resulted in Camus becoming anti-Communist for many years. ... Camus was to be forgiven, but he did not forgive.
Between 1937 and 1939, Camus wrote for the Alger-Republicain, a socialist paper. ... Camus later published a collection of essays on the conditions and ethnic discrimination faced by the Arabs in Actuelles III. ...
In 1940, Camus left Algiers for Paris, hoping to establish himself as a reporter in the leftist press.(Kamber) Unfortunately, the German army invaded France, and Camus returned to North Africa. Camus remarried in Africa, to Francine Faure, a mathematics instructor, and found a teaching position in Oran. Camus was a pacifist and wrote openly about avoiding war in Europe. Camus was shortly declared a "threat to national security" and "advised" to leave Algeria in March 1940. ...
Again, Camus traveled to Paris. This marked Camus Exile. Camus arrived shortly before the German army took Paris and much of northern France. ... Camus found himself feeling isolated, or estranged, from what he thought was his country. Camus wrote:
"Paris is dead. ... " (Kamber)
Camus was a pied-noir, with light brown skin and an imperfect French accent. This made Camus suspect by the "powers" governing Paris.(Kamber) Camus was in Paris briefly before the entire staff of Paris-Soir, the newspaper at which he found work, was relocated to the western port city of Bordeaux to avoid the Nazis.
Approximate Word count = 3146
Approximate Pages = 12.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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