The document provides biographical information about Albert Camus and analyzes how his life experiences influenced his writing. Camus was born in 1913 in Algeria to a poor family, lost his father in World War I, and attended university in Algeria where he studied philosophy. His experiences with poverty and loss likely influenced the themes of existentialism, nihilism, and absurdism in his novel The Stranger. The document also discusses how Camus' experiences during World War II and in Algeria may have impacted the settings and characters in his works.