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The Myth of Sisyphus
by Albert Camus
Camus on the absurd: whether life is worth living, the leap he refuses, and Sisyphus happy with his rock. Short, lucid and consoling in its own way.
Read it if…
you have asked whether any of it matters.
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Skip it if…
you want religious consolation.
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Three things you will actually use
- The absurd is the gap between our need for meaning and the world's silence.
- Revolt, freedom, passion.
- One must imagine Sisyphus happy.
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Read the final essay on Sisyphus.
Our verdict
Sisyphus, happy.
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