Professor David Peimer
Albert Camus: His Life and Work (including his book, ‘The Plague’)
Summary
Albert Camus was born in Algeria in 1913 and passed away in 1960 at a relatively young age. This lecture provides an overview of his life and the historical context of his era with a focus on his notable works, primarily “The Plague”, “The Outsider”, and “The Myth of Sisyphus”, highlighting their philosophical elements. His extraordinary life, literary talent, philosophical inclinations, and sense of humor are explored.
Professor David Peimer
David Peimer is a Professor of Literature, Film and Theatre in the UK. He has worked for the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, New York University (Global Division) and was a Fulbright Scholar at Columbia University. Born in South Africa, David has won numerous awards for playwriting and directing in New York, UK, Berlin, EU Parliament (Brussels), Athens, Budapest, Zululand and more. He has most recently directed Dame Janet Suzman in his own play, Joanna’s Story, at London Jewish Book Week. He has published widely with books including: Armed Response: Plays from South Africa, the digital book, Theatre in the Camps. He is on the board of the Pinter Centre (London), and has been involved with the Mandela Foundation, Vaclav Havel Foundation and directed a range of plays at Mr Havel’s Prague theatre.
No, I don’t think so. Especially not after the Holocaust and what he saw happening. That’s part of the reason why he wrote in the late forties and and into the fifties.
Camus, if romanticism is the last refuge of the cynic, maybe Sartre, but I think Camus probably more romantic.