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Albert Camus: books and prizes

Albert Camus was a French novelist, essayist, playwright and journalist born in Mondovi, French Algeria. His novel The Stranger and essay The Myth of Sisyphus were both published in 1942. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957 and died in a car accident in 1960.^1,2

Works, in order of first publication

1. 1937Betwixt and Between²L'Envers et l'endroitessays
2. 1939Nuptials²Nocesessays
3. 1942The Stranger^2,1L'ÉtrangerEnglish translations 1946 as The Outsider and later as The Strangernovel
4. 1942The Myth of Sisyphus²Le Mythe de SisypheEnglish translation 1955essays
5. 1944The Misunderstanding and Caligula²Le Malentendu, CaligulaTwo plays issued togetherplay
6. 1945Letters to a German Friend²Lettres à un ami allemandessays
7. 1947The Plague²La PesteEnglish translation 1948novel
8. 1948The State of Siege²L'État de siègeplay
9. 1950The Just Assassins²Les Justesplay
10. 1951The Rebel²L'Homme révoltéEnglish translation 1953essays
11. 1954Summer²L'Étéessays
12. 1956The Fall^2,1La ChuteEnglish translation 1957novel
13. 1957Exile and the Kingdom²L'Exil et le royaumeEnglish translation 1958short stories
14. 1971A Happy Death²La Mort heureusePublished posthumouslynovel
15. 1994The First Man^2,1Le Premier HommeUnfinished, published posthumouslynovel

Prizes

1. 1957Nobel Prize in Literature¹For Body of work

Sources

1. Nobel Prize Outreach, Albert Camus, Facts, Nobel Prize in Literature 1957 (accessed 2026-10-28)
2. Nobel Prize Outreach, Albert Camus, Bibliography, Nobel Prize in Literature 1957 (accessed 2026-10-28)