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Straniero del mondo, insensibile e votato a un'oggettività vuota, almeno per chi lo circonda e decide di vivergli accanto e di giudicarlo. Una riflessione sul concetto di responsabilità e sul civile consesso che chiamiamo società. Difficile non parlar bene di un classico, eppure la prima parte scorre ricca e piena, la seconda (dopo l'arresto) più lenta e monotona. Una frase su tutte: «In fondo non c'è idea cui non si finisca per far l'abitudine». ( ![]() Strange. Unsettling Reading this book in 2022, it’s about a man that we would probably classify as a psychopath or sociopath who murders a native person in the land he’s actively colonizing. His victim was arguably just trying to keep his sister away from harm at the protagonist’s friends hands as well. But this isn’t the “intended” reading of this book. From a slightly different historical lens, the book is about a man who’s largely “harmless” but doesn’t conform to, or think about things the way everyone else does. The circumstances under which he kills someone are supposed to be extreme and forgivable enough to not be a big deal (I guess…) but it’s his lack of conformity that does him in. If you’ve read Malcom Gladwell’s “Talking to Strangers”, it’s essentially the same logic that condemned Amanda Knox (except she was actually innocent), but explored more in-depth and played out in fiction. As for being “absurdist”… maybe for some definition of “absurd”. I was expecting something more like the absurdism of “Don’t look up” (the movie) and its critique on society, but this was a little more… apathetic nihilism in my mind. when you die, it's a good moment to convince yourself that everything is meaningless, so you won't feel left out What a brilliant book. Simple yet touched so deep in you! Loved it. Now I want to read all his books!
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) — 20 more Gallimard, Folio (2) Lanterne (L 44) Literaire reuzenpocket (221) 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 guide
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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![]() GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)843.914Literature French French fiction Modern Period 20th Century 1945-1999LC ClassificationRatingAverage:![]()
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