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The Stranger (French: L'Étranger [letʁɑ̃ʒe], lit. ' The Foreigner '), also published in English as The Outsider, is a 1942 novella written by French author Albert Camus.
May 13, 2024 · The Stranger, enigmatic first novel by Albert Camus, published in French as L’Étranger in 1942. It was published as The Outsider in England and as The Stranger in the United States.
Feb 16, 2012 · A detailed introduction to Camus's novel The Outsider, which explores the themes of absurdism, honesty, and indifference. Learn about the protagonist Meursault, his relationship with society, and his realisation of the absurdity of life.
The Stranger by French author and philosopher Albert Camus, published in 1942 as L'Étranger, is a seminal work that delves into the philosophy of existentialism and the absurdity of human existence. The novel follows Meursault, a detached and apathetic Algerian, as he navigates life with a sense of indifference to moral codes.
In The Outsider (1942), his classic existentialist novel, Camus explores the predicament of the individual who refuses to pretend and is prepared to face the indifference of the universe, courageously and alone.
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At first glance, the plot of Albert Camus’ The Stranger seems to comprise a sequence of random events in the life of the protagonist, Meursault. However, the novella’s events suggest a dark and forbidding meaning: in a universe that is irrational and indifferent to human suffering and experience, people desperately struggle to explain ...
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