Selon une interpretation naturaliste du mythe, contestee par plusieurs critiques 6, sisyphe representerait le soleil qui seleve chaque jour pour plonger a nouveau le soir sous lhorizon. He was deeply affected by the plight of the french during the nazi occupation of world war ii, who were subject to the militarys arbitrary whims. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Contents preface the myth of sisyphus an absurd reasoning. Nouvelle edition augmentee dune etude sur franz kafka. In the essay camus introduces his philosophy of the absurd, mans futile search for meaning, unity, and clarity in the face of an unintelligible world devoid of god and eternal truths or values. Nouvelle edition augmentee dune etude sur franz kafka en 1946. Dans ce texte lauteur rejette les preoccupations habituelles des philosophes. About the author 1985 born in 19 in algeria, albert camus was a french novelist, dramatist, and essayist.