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06/01/2014 GMT

BBC World Service - Witness History, Albert Camus

One of France's most famous writers was killed in a car crash on 4 January, 1960

One of France's most famous writers was killed in a car crash on 4 January, 1960.

One of France's most celebrated writers was killed in a car crash on 4 January 1960. Author of The Outsider and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Albert Camus was famous for his exploration of the alienation and absurdity of human existence. Lucy Burns presents archive memories of Albert Camus - with thanks to Karen Holden and Andrew Hussey.

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