Freedom Quote by Catherine Camus
![“Just after the war, the liberation of 1945, [Albert] Camus was well known, well loved by [Jean-Paul ] Sartre and all the intellectuals of that generation.” quote by Catherine Camus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6ac/catherine-camus-12238_freedom_just-after-the-war-the-liberation-of-194_764874.jpg)
“Just after the war, the liberation of 1945, [Albert] Camus was well known, well loved by [Jean-Paul ] Sartre and all the intellectuals of that generation.”
About This Quote
Source Historical essay: Post‑World War II intellectual scene, 1945–1950
Camus was celebrated by peers like Sartre after the war, highlighting his prominence among mid‑century thinkers.
In simple terms: Camus was popular among intellectuals after WWII.
Key Takeaway
Acknowledge historical context of literary fame.
Themes
literature
history
philosophy
Mood
reflective
analytical
Type
historical
literary
When to use this quote
- academic lectures
- literary reviews
- cultural analysis
Key Concepts
postwar culture
existentialism
Questions to Reflect On
- What made Camus resonate with Sartre?
- How did the war shape his reception?
A Different Perspective
May overlook Camus’ complex political views.
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![“I think [Albert Camus] wanted to write something to explain who he was, and how he was different from the age that had been conferred upon him.” quote by Catherine Camus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/da6/catherine-camus-12238_age_i-think-albert-camus-wanted-to-write-som_2999709.jpg)
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![“[Albert Camus] positions are sensed. So, naturally, those intellectuals who don't have that experience have difficulty in comprehending it. But I think it made Camus more tolerant because he had already seen both sides of things when the others had only ever seen one. They imagine poverty, but…” quote by Catherine Camus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0bc/catherine-camus-12238_both-sides_albert-camus-positions-are-sensed-so-nat_59034.jpg)
![“I think [Karl] Marx, Pope John XXIII or Rosa Luxemburg [had achieved the mode of existence].But it would be useless to look at a list of illustrious names.” quote by Erich Fromm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/10f/erich-fromm-367_existence_i-think-karl-marx-pope-john-xxiii-or-ros_105242.jpg)
![“I couldn't ever act or think on behalf of what my father [[Albert Camus]] would have said or done. He's an artist, he considers himself an artist, and so he takes on the responsibility of speaking for those who are not given the means or the opportunity.” quote by Catherine Camus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/872/catherine-camus-12238_art_i-couldn-t-ever-act-or-think-on-behalf-o_48718.jpg)
![“[Albert Camus] always held a profound commitment [engagement], a real resistance to all totalitarianism.” quote by Catherine Camus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3f9/catherine-camus-12238_commitment_albert-camus-always-held-a-profound-comm_119209.jpg)
![“We can't talk about the book [Albert Camus] wanted to write because we have barely its beginnings. He had written hardly any of it, but he needed to write it. It seems to me that if you look at the style of The First Man it conforms much more to who he was as a man, it resembles him very closely.” quote by Catherine Camus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/982/catherine-camus-12238_book_we-can-t-talk-about-the-book-albert-camu_131209.jpg)
![“Intellectuals of [Albert] Camus' age who had previously disliked him now appreciate him. And at that point we come back to literature, and it's agreed that he was always a great writer.” quote by Catherine Camus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8e1/catherine-camus-12238_age_intellectuals-of-albert-camus-age-who-ha_155964.jpg)
![“[Albert]Camus had denounced the gulag and Stalin's trials. Today we can see that he was right. To say that there were concentration camps in the USSR at the time was blasphemous, something very serious indeed. Today we think about the USSR with the camps also in mind, but before it just wasn't…” quote by Catherine Camus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7d9/catherine-camus-12238_camps_albert-camus-had-denounced-the-gulag-and_163819.jpg)
![“Politically, [Albert Camus] was in favour of a federation, and effectively he considered that like South Africa today (or as they are trying to do), there should be a mixed population with equal rights, the same rights for the Arab and the French populations, as well as all the other races living…” quote by Catherine Camus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0f5/catherine-camus-12238_equal_politically-albert-camus-was-in-favour-o_397578.jpg)
![“[Albert Camus] was not an existentialist!” quote by Catherine Camus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f71/catherine-camus-12238_existentialism_albert-camus-was-not-an-existentialist-5_524863.jpg)
![“The Outsider isn't [Albert] Camus, but in The Outsider there are parts of Camus. There's this impression of exile.” quote by Catherine Camus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d28/catherine-camus-12238_exile_the-outsider-isn-t-albert-camus-but-in-t_619996.jpg)
![“[Albert] Camus' was born in Algeria of French nationality, and was assimilated into the French colony, although the French colonists rejected him absolutely because of his poverty.” quote by Catherine Camus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f43/catherine-camus-12238_algeria_albert-camus-was-born-in-algeria-of-fren_628933.jpg)
