The Stranger
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Albert Camus
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. With an Introduction by Peter Dunwoodie; translated by Matthew Ward.Behind the subterfuge, Camus explores what he termed "the nakedness of man faced with the absurd" and describes the condition of reckless alienation and spiritual exhaustion that characterized so much of twentieth-century life. “The Stranger is a strikingly modern text and Matthew Ward’s translation will enable readers to appreciate why Camus’s stoical anti-hero and devious narrator remains one of the key expressions of a postwar Western malaise, and one of the cleverest exponents of a literature of ambiguity.” —from the Introduction by Peter DunwoodieFirst published in 1946; now in translation by Matthew Ward.
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Author
Albert Camus
Pages
144
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published Date
2012-08-08
ISBN
0307827666 9780307827661
Ratings
Google: 4
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"This is definitely a book I want to read again in the future. Some parts I really want to dissect and try to understand. This is a very philosophical and psychological book that just kept me intrigued. If you’re the type of person that enjoys trying to figure out why certain things happen and have always pondered the question “What is the meaning of life?”, this is for you. This book is unlike any book that I have ever read and is a great French literature classic."
"4.1⭐️<br/>It was good. Made me think. It was a short book but took a bit longer than I expected but not because it was boring. <br/><br/>Although some people may believe this book is pointless and boring I think otherwise. I didn’t understand some lines or sentences but it didn’t diminish the quality of the book.<br/><br/>I think the title is supposed to describe the person we are reading about. Because in a way, he is obviously a stranger to us, yes we have gotten into his head, reading about his thoughts and feelings but do we really know him? I think not. <br/><br/>I think to better understand the book I recommend studying a bit on absurdism but only because the book is based on facing absurdism not a necessity but a recommendation.<br/><br/>(Absurdism means that life is illogical. According to Camus, we live in an erratic universe devoid of meaning. However, we seek a life with meaning and purpose. According to the absurdist viewpoint, there is a fundamental conflict between seeking and finding meaning.)"
"“Mostly, I could tell, I made him feel uncomfortable. He didn't understand me, and he was sort of holding it against me. I felt the urge to reassure him that I was like everybody else, just like everybody else. But really there wasn't much point, and I gave up the idea out of laziness.”"
Regina Simmons
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