The Myth of Sisyphus
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First published in 1942, The Myth of Sisyphus is Albert Camus’s landmark philosophical essay on the absurd: the conflict between humanity’s longing for meaning and a world that offers no clear answer. Beginning with the question of whether life is worth living, Camus examines the temptation to escape this contradiction through suicide or religious faith. He turns instead to the figure of Sisyphus, condemned by the gods to push a boulder up a mountain for eternity, as an image of the human condition.
Written alongside The Stranger, this work belongs to the heart of Camus’s early philosophical thought and helped establish his enduring influence on twentieth-century literature and philosophy. Yet its conclusion is not one of despair: Camus argues for revolt, freedom and the possibility of living fully without recourse to false consolation. Both lucid and provocative, The Myth of Sisyphus remains a defining exploration of how to face the absurd with honesty and courage.
From the book
“At any street corner the feeling of absurdity can strike any man in the face.”
— Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
On The Myth of Sisyphus
“Albert Camus’s seminal essay on the Absurd has become […] one of the most influential discussions of atheism of this century.”
— The Guardian