Cormac McCarthy vs. Albert Camus
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Cormac McCarthy
1933 – 2023
Cormac McCarthy is an American novelist celebrated for works such as Blood Meridian and The Road, known for his sparse prose and stark depictions of the American West.
"You have my whole heart. You always did."
Albert Camus
1913 – 1960
Albert Camus was a French philosopher, novelist, author, dramatist, journalist, world federalist, and political activist. He was the recipient of the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44, the second-youngest recipient in history, and the first laureate in literature born in Africa. His works include The Stranger, The Plague, The Myth of Sisyphus, The Fall and The Rebel.
"And he knew, also, what the old man was thinking as his tears flowed, and he, Rieux, thought it too: that a loveless world is a dead world, and always there com…"
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