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Albert Camus

Albert Camus was one of the most highly-regarded French writers while he was alive, and today his books continue to be bestsellers in France and staples of university courses in Western literature…

Camus, Albert

(Encyclopedia) Camus, AlbertCamus, Albertälbĕrˈ kämüˈ [key], 1913–60, French writer, b. Mondovi (now Dréan). Camus was one of the most important authors and thinkers of the 20th cent. While a…

Sisyphus

(Encyclopedia) SisyphusSisyphussĭsˈĭfəs [key], in Greek mythology, son of Aeolus and founder and king of Corinth. Renowned for his cunning, he was said to have outwitted even Death. For his…

Oran

(Encyclopedia) OranOranôräNˈ [key], city (1998 pop. 692,516), capital of Oran prov., NW Algeria, a port on the Gulf of Oran of the Mediterranean Sea. One of the country's leading ports, it ships…

Alfred A. Knopf Biography

Alfred A. Knopfbook publisherBorn: 9/12/1892Birthplace: New York City A premier book publisher who paid as much attention to the typestyle and materials of the books he published as to the…

Bravo, Claudio

(Encyclopedia) Bravo, Claudio (Claudio Nelson Bravo Camus), 1936–2011, Chilean painter. Though he studied art in Santiago, he was largely self-taught. Bravo became a successful society portraitist in…

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Frenchman Henri Cartier-Bresson is often called "the father of photojournalism" for his photos of famous events and people from the 1930s to the 1970s. He studied painting and literature in the…

k.d. lang

Invincible SummerWarner Bros. She's never really seemed like the beach-going type, but since her move to California, k.d. lang is suddenly the windswept woman. Far from the farmlands of her…

Anna Karina

Danish screen actress and singer Anna Karina was known mostly for her French films, especially those directed by Jean-Luc Godard during their marriage (1961-65). Raised in Copenhagen, Karina went to…

Jean-Paul Sartre

Jean-Paul Sartre was one of the most influential writers and thinkers of the 20th century. His name is nearly synonymous with existentialism, a branch of philosophy whose tenets include the idea that…