Camus, Albert Syllabification: (Ca·mus, Albert)Pronunciation: /kaˈmo͞o/Definition of Camus, Albert (1913–60), French novelist, playwright, and essayist; closely aligned with existentialism. Notable works: The Stranger (1942), The Plague (1947), and The Rebel (1951). Nobel Prize for Literature (1957). Camus, Albert in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Camus, Albert in the British & World English dictionary