The condition of man is revealed as absurd in Camus's short novel.
With the intrigue of a psychological thriller, The Stranger—Camus's masterpiece—gives us the story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on an Algerian beach.
An ordinary man is unwittingly caught up in a senseless murder in Algeria
The same burning sun that so oppresses him during the funeral walk will once again blind the calm, reserved Meursault as he walks along a deserted beach a few days later—leading him to commit an irreparable act.This new illustrated ...
Set in Camus' native Algeria, this story centres around Meursault. The young French-Algerian leads an apparently unremarkable bachelor life until his involvment in a violent incident calls into question the fundamental values of society.
"A National Book Award-finalist biographer tells the story of how a young man in his 20s who had never written a novel turned out a masterpiece that still grips readers more than 70 years later and is considered a rite of passage for ...
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Titles in this study guide include The Stranger, The Myth of Sisyphus, The Rebel, The State of Siege, The Misunderstanding, The Just Assassins, Requiem for a Nun, The Possessed, The First Man, The Fall, Exile and the Kingdom, The Plague, ...
Provides an overview of the novel, featuring a biographical sketch of the author, a list of characters, a summary of the plot, and critical and analytical views of the work.
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