Book :: The Stranger
| By: | Albert Camus |
| Pages: | 123 |
| Published: | 1942 |
| Genre(s): | Philosophy |
| France | |
| Award(s): | Nobel Prize in Literature (1957) |
| Rating: | (13) |
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Through the story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on an Algerian beach, Camus explored what he termed "the nakedness of man faced with the absurd." First published in 1946; now in a new translation by Matthew Ward.
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forline
Required reading for a French lit class...want to reread in English at some point.
Jan 4th, 2018
Aaron Sztrakoniczky
How innocent was this man? We face many aspects of humans and this book is interesting.
Jun 1st, 2016
Tejas Nair
A subtle, philosophical tale about a simple, ordinary man that is essential food for thought. Camus' writing is brilliant and often while reading, I reread sentences just to extract the pure pleasure off them.
Jul 1st, 2014
red13x
This is a good book, which I enjoyed reading. I liked the themes and how it portrayed a somewhat normal man going through a rather bewildering experience. I'd definitely recommend reading it.
Feb 22nd, 2014
rconawa
I read this story 45 years ago and I still think of it often. It is a book well worth reading.
Mar 25th, 2013
The Stranger appears on these lists...
58th on The Novel 100 by Daniel S. Bert
1st on 100 Books of the Century by Le Monde
82nd on 100 Novels Everyone Should Read by Telegraph
