Claire Messud

Albert Camus in 1957.

What Albert Camus can teach us about nation-building

Albert Camus was dashing, brilliant and died young. The French Algerian intellectual, philosopher and writer won the Nobel Prize for Literature at the tender age of 44 but died in a car crash just a few years later. His books like "The Myth of Sisyphus" and "The Plague" are still read by college students and even world leaders. But Camus' standing in France was forever tarnished by his views on the Algerian war.

What Albert Camus can teach us about nation-building
Canadian author Alice Munro's books sit on the bookshelf as her former husband Jim stands at the front counter at Munro's Bookstore in Victoria, British Columbia October 10, 2013.

Alice Munro, 'the Chekhov of Canada,' wins the Nobel Prize for Literature

Alice Munro, 'the Chekhov of Canada,' wins the Nobel Prize for Literature
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Claire Messud's Road to Beirut

Claire Messud's Road to Beirut
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How Sept. 11, 2001 Affected Writing in the US and Elsewhere

How Sept. 11, 2001 Affected Writing in the US and Elsewhere