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Which novels did Albert Camus adapt for the stage?

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Albert Camus adapted two notable novels by other authors for the stage:

William Faulkner’s Requiem for a Nun (Requiem pour une nonne; 1956)1
Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s The Possessed (Les Possédés; 1959)1

While Camus was a prolific playwright who wrote original works such as Caligula and Le Malentendu (Cross Purpose), these two adaptations are considered among his most enduring contributions to the theatre.1