The tragedy of loneliness at the pinnacle of power - "Caligula". The tragedy of absolute mutual misunderstanding - "Misunderstanding". The tragedy of youthful maximalism, which became the basis for anarchic terror - "The Righteous". And the complex, sophisticated and effective tragicomedy "State of Siege" about the coming plague in a medieval Spanish city. Two of the four plays included in this collection are among the most popular dramatic works of Albert Camus, which literally do not leave the world stage. The other two, on the contrary, are known only to devoted readers and researchers of his work. However, all of them - written during the period when - in his friendship and rivalry with Sartre - both the philosophy and literature of French existentialism were born - are marked with the stamp of Camus' genius. The publishing layout is preserved in a4.pdf format.