Albert Camus was a brilliant mind and author. He changed philosophy and brought new ideas into the world. He lived an extravagant life and accomplished many great achievements. Camus’s philosophy of absurdism was controversial in its contents but also created a new outlet for debate and a new light to see everday life in. Camus’s early life included many trials and tribulations but it led to the brilliant mind that he was. Born on November 7, 1913 in Mondovi France Camus’s first trial lay in the death of his father. Lucien Auguste Camys was a military veteran who had been recalled into the military and shortly after he died of shrapnel wounds. His mother, Catherine Marie Cardona was a housekeeper and part time factory worker who moved the family to Algiers Africa with their maternal uncle and grandmother after her husband’s death. After this massive change a young Camus soon faced elementary school where many of his teachers saw his intelligence and potential. …show more content…
He was an avid reader and soon developed an interest in things like theater and art. Soccer was also another passion of Camus and in his later years would inspire him to keep moving forward and work around obstacles. A downside that fell upon him during this time was his first episode of tuberculosis which he would chronically suffer from for the rest of his life. By the time he acquired his bachelor's degree he was already publishing in a monthly paper. Also during this time he married and divorced his first wife. While in college Camus also held a string of small jobs but at the same time began his professional writing career. Finally the concept and philosophy of absurdism first began to come into his thoughts and influence