PT Journal AU Provaznik, D TI The ambivalence of the absurd and the absurd hero in the work of Albert Camus SO Bohemica Olomucensia PY 2023 BP 36 EP 82 VL 15 IS 1 DI 10.5507/bo.2023.004 DE Albert Camus; existentialism; French literature; philosophy absurd AB The presented work deals with the issue of the absurd in the work of Albert Camus. The study deals with the relationship between existential philosophy and literature. The aim is to interpret the novel The Stranger in relation to the basic concepts of Albert Camus. In particular, it is absurd, revolt and resentment. The subject of interest is also the philosophical interpretation of these concepts, which have a fundamental impact on the form of existential literature. ER