Albert Camus - nonfiction - 1942 - p. 47, 48, 49    

First translated into English in 1955, “The Myth of Sisyphus” is a philosophical tract on the absurd nature of humankind’s search for truth and meaning in a world without God or transcendency. Pondering whether or not suicide is the only solution, Camus concludes that to the contrary, the struggle should provide meaning and satisfaction in and of itself.

A figure from Greek mythology, Sisyphus put Death in chains, though the latter was eventually freed. As punishment, the gods condemned Sisyphus to push a boulder up a hill for all eternity; each time he reached the top, the boulder would roll back to the bottom.

Key elements: Europe, origin stories, suicide