"Albert Camus is regarded as the premier illumination of the philosophy known as Absurdism, which is often considered a pessimistic version of Existentialism and sometimes the division is not even recognised." (Freeman) Albert Camus was influenced by many philosophers and writers, for example, Heidegger, Hegel, Jean Grenier, Sartre, etcetera.

An author that has been influenced by Albert Camus is leading Israeli prose writer Amos Oz. "He's influenced by Albert Camus' writings and philosophy and is sure to capture the audience's attention." (Burns) Amos Oz, born in 1939, in Jerusalem. Oz studied philosophy and literature at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. "Through his writing, both fiction and nonfiction, runs a common thread: examining human nature, recognizing its frailty but glorying in its variety, Oz consistently makes the plea for an end to ambivalence, for dialogue, for a channelling of passions towards faith in the future." (Jewish Virtual Library)

Oz was a soldier during the 1967 Six Day War and a solder during the October 1973 Yom Kippur War, which has influenced his works. Amos Oz has conducted an abundance of articles and essays about the Israeli/Arab conflict. His works reflect his views on this conflict.