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'''The Myth of Sisyphus''' is an essay by [[Albert Camus]] published originally in [[French]] in [[1942]] as <I>Le Mythe de Sisyphe</I> and translated into English in [[1955]] as <I>The Myth of Sisyphus</I>. The essay was based on a story from [[Greek mythology]]. In the essay, Camus explores the philosophical meaning behind the myth, with particular emphasis on his [[philosophy of the absurd]].
[[Sisyphus]] was a character in [[Greek mythology]] who upset the gods. As a punishment he was sentenced to be blinded and in perpetuity roll a boulder up a mountain to the peak, only to see it inevitably roll back down the mountain into the valley.
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