# The Myth of Sisyphus Link:: [The Myth of Sisyphus](https://amzn.to/3dZFr6A) By:: [[Albert Camus]] Medium:: [[Book]] > [!about] Summary from the Source > NOBEL PRIZE WINNER • An internationally acclaimed author delivers one of the most influential works of the twentieth century, showing a way out of despair and reaffirming the value of existence. > > Influenced by works such as Don Juan and the novels of Kafka, these essays begin with a meditation on suicide—the question of [[living]] or not living in a universe devoid of order or meaning. With lyric eloquence, Albert Camus brilliantly presents a crucial exposition of [[Existential|existentialist]] thought. ## Notes