Want to impress your clever friends with your knowledge but have an embarrassing gap when it comes to French writers? Look no further than our beginner’s guide to France’s most esteemed thinks and authors - or at least the ones who are name-dropped the most often! You’ll come out armed with some key facts and interesting information tidbits to amaze and awe your listeners.   Albert Camus Albert Camus was born in 1913, in Algeria. He attended the University of Algiers, where he studied philosophy, where he became involved in leftist politics and joined the Algerian Communist Party. He later shifted towards more anarchist and libertarian socialist ideas. His first collection of essays, "L'Envers et l'Endroit" (The Wrong Side and...

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