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Work InformationThe Stranger by Albert Camus
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I was almost hoping not to like this one because it's considered peak philosophy bro literature. Sadly I found it very frustrating to the point where I couldn't put it down. You want him to defend himself because you know what's happening, but he's so trusting of his government. The book makes me feel like Im slowly getting drowned in a box thats filling with water. ( ) ReadAroundTheWorld. Algeria The Stranger was written in 1942 by Nobel prize-winning Algerian author Albert Camus and has been translated from French. It is hailed as a literary classic and masterpiece of existential philosophy and absurdism. The story is set in Algiers. It begins with the narrator, a man called Meursault, going to pay his respects to his mother who has just died in a nursing home. In the second half of the book his friend Raymond gets into a fight with some Arabs on the beach. One of the Arabs is brother to Raymond’s ex-girlfriend, who Raymond beat up for cheating on him. Meursault talks Raymond out of shooting them, takes the gun, but later ends up shooting one of the men himself. He is put on trial, but the trial seems to focus more on his lack of emotion around his mother’s death than the events of the shooting. Although I can appreciate the quality of the writing and depth of thought, I would have to honestly say I did not enjoy this book. The characters were not likeable, were repulsive even, and the story not particularly gripping. Maybe it was just too clever and sophisticated for me.
It is quite a trick to write of life & death, as Camus does, in terms of an almost total social and moral vacuum. He may get philosophical satisfaction from it. Most readers will call it philosophic doodling. "The Stranger,” a novel of crime and punishment by Albert Camus, published today, should touch off in this country a renewed burst of discussion about the young French writers who are at the moment making more unusual literary news than the writers of any other country. Belongs to SeriesBelongs to Publisher SeriesDe Bezige Bij 70 ([2]) Delfinserien (14) — 22 more Gallimard, Folio (2) Lanterne (L 44) Literaire reuzenpocket (221) Le livre de poche (0406) Penguin Modern Classics (1518) Reclams Universal-Bibliothek (9169) rororo (432) Tascabili [Bompiani] (275) A tot vent (100) Is contained inThe Oxford Library of Short Novels {complete} by John Wain (indirect) Has the adaptationIs parodied inIs replied to inHas as a studyHas as a supplementHas as a commentary on the textHas as a student's study guideAwardsDistinctionsNotable Lists
When a young Algerian named Meursault kills a man, his subsequent imprisonment and trial are puzzling and absurd. The apparently amoral Meursault--who puts little stock in ideas like love and God--seems to be on trial less for his murderous actions, and more for what the authorities believe is his deficient character. No library descriptions found.
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