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French author Albert Camus’ remains to be moved plan

Thursday, 26 November 2009

French author Albert Camus’ remains to be moved plan

French President Nicolas Sarkozy had suggested last week that the remains of the author Albert Camus should be moved to Paris but a past friend and biographer of the writer has opposed the plan.

Olivier Todd is reported to have said that this would be against everything that Camus, who died in 1960 at the age of 46 following a car crash, stood for. Camus was always seen as a non-conformist and very much Left-wing in his political views.

The French president had put forward the idea that Camus' remains should be taken to the Pantheon, where the national heroes of France have been laid to rest.

Camus, who was best-known for his books The Outsider and The Fall, is currently buried in the southern French village of Lourmarin.

Camus' family have been contacted about the president’s proposal and their approval would be required for the author’s remains to be relocated. Camus’ daughter, Catherine, has explained on French radio that she has doubts about it being a good idea.

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