Albert Camus Sends His Appreciation to His Educator in a Correspondence Following His Nobel Prize Victory

In 1924, two decades prior to the release of *The Stranger*, Albert Camus was a young boy facing hardships in Algeria. Acknowledging his talents, a teacher named Louis Germain took it upon himself to mentor him, offering complimentary lessons to assist him in obtaining a scholarship. Consequently, when Camus received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957, Germain was one of the first individuals to enter his thoughts. Camus sent him a sincere letter that still resonates with educators and students alike.

The letter, dated November 19, 1957, was written nearly a month following the Nobel announcement. Camus expressed, “I allowed the stir surrounding me these days to quiet down a little before communicating with you from the depths of my heart. I have just been awarded far too immense a