Benedict Cumberbatch Reads Camus' Thank You Letter to Teacher

Actor Benedict Cumberbatch reads Albert Camus' 1957 letter to his elementary school teacher Louis Germain at Letters Live, a celebration of literary correspondence. Camus, a Nobel Prize-winning author and philosopher, wrote the letter after winning the Nobel Prize in Literature, expressing gratitude to Germain for his support and encouragement. Germain had persuaded Camus' widowed mother to allow him to compete for a scholarship that enabled him to attend high school, providing a reprieve from extreme poverty. The letter, published in the book Letters of Note, is a heartfelt tribute to the teacher who changed his life. Germain responded a year and a half later, praising Camus for his humility and urging him to prioritize family.