The amphitheater of the Mediterranean University Center of Nice now bears the name Albert Camus, a major figure in French literature. A tribute to his deep connection with the Mediterranean, reinforced by the fact that his daughter and granddaughter studied there.
This morning, in Nice, the amphitheater of the Mediterranean University Center (CUM) was renamed in honor of Albert Camus. A highly emotional moment, marked by the presence of his daughter Catherine Camus, his granddaughter Élisabeth, and his great-granddaughter. A symbolic place as both Catherine and Élisabeth studied there themselves: “I spent hours on these benches, the sea at my back. It was she who gave me the strength to stay,” confided Élisabeth, a former public law student.
This intimate connection enhances the significance of a tribute focused on the Mediterranean, the cradle of Camus’ work. His granddaughter recited a poignant passage from A Happy Death, celebrating the sea, the senses, freedom: “it was warm like a body.”
Christian Estrosi: “Frequenting a place that bears his name is to expose oneself to a demand”
Christian Estrosi emphasized the relevance of Camus’ thought: “Frequenting a place that bears his name is to expose oneself to a moral demand.” And quoted The Plague: “There is more to admire in men than to despise.”
The unveiling of the “Albert Camus Amphitheater” plaque concludes this ceremony that is both literary, Mediterranean, and deeply human. An act of transmission for future generations, in a place that now carries the light of a man who remained faithful to justice, the sea, and life.
