PHL220H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Existentialism, Jean-Paul Sartre, The Just Assassins
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Born november 7 in mondovi, french algeria (now drean, algeria). Enrolls at the university of algiers as a philosophy student. Contracts tuberculosis: forced to reduce his studies and his other passions: soccer, acting, directing. Disease weakens him the rest of his life; forces him to give up his goal of becoming a teacher (couldn"t pass medical exam). Series of low-paying jobs, including clerk and salesman. Founds the workers" theatre to educate and entertain the working class of algiers. Joined the reporting staff of the alger-republicain, a socialist newspaper: writes and reports on the plight of poor arabs in algeria. Leaves algeria for paris; after nazi invasion, returns to algeria. Returns to france to join french resistance movement. Becomes editor of combat, a french resistance newspaper. Twin daughters, catherine and jean, born to camus and francine. Publishes l"homme r volt (the rebel); its criticisms of communism causes a rift with sartre.
