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Zidane and Camus

Categories: Sub-Saharan Africa, Arts & Culture, Sport

Yebo Gogo delights in a comparison [1] between French soccer captain Zinedine Zidane and the French-Algerian hero of Albert Camus’ novel l'Etranger. “Zidane head butts an opponent, and despite destroying the short remainder of his career, chose his fate — that of the anti-hero,” writes Fontaine.