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Which plays by Albert Camus became landmarks of the Theatre of the Absurd?
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Albert Camus, photograph by Henri Cartier-Bresson.
The plays by Albert Camus that are considered landmarks of the Theatre of the Absurd are Le Malentendu (Cross Purpose) and Caligula, which were first produced in 1944 and 1945, respectively.1
While Camus is often associated with the movement due to his philosophical assessment of the human condition as essentially absurd—most notably in his essay The Myth of Sisyphus—these specific stage works are recognized as key contributions to the genre.231