Albert Camus (1913-1960) was a French-Algerian philosopher, author, and journalist. He was born on November 7, 1913, in Mondovi, Algeria. He is best known for his contributions to the philosophy of absurdism, which explores the conflict between humans search for meaning and the indifferent universe. His notable works include "The Stranger" (1942), "The Plague" (1947), and "The Myth of Sisyphus" (1942). Camus was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957 for his significant literary production, which illuminated the problems of the human conscience in his time. He died in a car accident on January 4, 1960, in Villeblevin, France.