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Jan 2014
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Albert Camus

Bbc World Service
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One of France's most celebrated writers was killed in a car crash on 4 January 1960. Author of The Outsider and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Albert Camus was famous for his exploration of the alienation and absurdity of human existence. Lucy Burns presents archive memories of Albert Camus - with thanks to Karen Holden and Andrew Hussey.

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