The State acquires the Albert Camus fund for 9 million euros

The Albert Camus collection has officially joined the French national collections. The state spent 9 million euros on this major acquisition, comprising hundreds of documents devoted to the Nobel Prize-winning author. The Minister of Culture, Catherine Pégard, presented this acquisition as one of the most important ever undertaken in the literary field during a press conference.

An exceptional collection of documents

This collection comprises an exceptional set of documents relating to the author of "The Stranger" and "The Plague." The materials cover various aspects of the life and work of the writer and philosopher, who died in a car accident in 1960. Their inclusion in the public collections now guarantees their preservation and accessibility to researchers and the French public.

This acquisition illustrates the State's commitment to preserving the national literary heritage. The amount invested reflects the importance placed on the memory of Camus, a major figure in 20th-century French literature. The documents will likely be kept in a national heritage institution and may be used for exhibitions or research.