Albert Camus, born on November 7, 1913, in Mondovi, Algeria, and died on January 4, 1960, near Sens, France, was a French novelist, essayist, and playwright best known for his novels such as 'L’Étranger' (1942; 'The Stranger'), 'La Peste' (1947; 'The Plague'), and 'La Chute' (1956; 'The Fall'), as well as for his involvement in leftist causes. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957. Philosophically, Camus's views contributed to the rise of the philosophy known as absurdism. Some consider Camus's work to show him to be an existentialist, even though he himself firmly rejected the term throughout his lifetime. Camus's reputation rests largely on the three novels published during his lifetime—The Stranger, The Plague, and The Fall—and on his two major philosophical essays—The Myth of Sisyphus and The Rebel. “The Guest,” a short story by French author and philosopher Albert Camus, was first published in 1957 in his only short story collection, Exile and the Kingdom. Camus employs this short tale to reflect upon issues raised by the political situation in French North Africa. In particular, he explores the problem of refusing to take sides in the colonial conflict in Algeria. The three main characters of this story are Daru, Balducci and The Arab. Here it is trying to do a detailed analysis of their characters.

 

Key words: Albert Camus, French novelist, France.