World-renowned French author and Nobel Prize recipient Albert Camus passed away on January 4th, 1960 at the age of 46. Albert was born on November 7th, 1913 in Mondovi, French Algeria and spent his early years in Algeria. He studied philosophy and later moved to Paris to work as a journalist and editor. Camus is best known for his novels "The Stranger," "The Plague," and "The Fall," all of which remain renowned both in France and around the world. In 1957, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for his groundbreaking works. He is also remembered for his ideas and opinions on political and social matters. He was an outspoken critic of colonialism and the death penalty, and supported human rights and democracy. Albert Camus will be remembered as a major voice in French literature as well as for his contributions to social and political thought. He will be dearly missed by family, friends, and readers alike.