A man kills someone on an Algerian beach and is put on trial -- not for the murder but for his emotional indifference.
About This Book
The masterpiece of Nobel Prize winner Albert Camus now in a striking American English translation. The Stranger remains vital for its unsettling insights into the impossibility of moral certainty in the face of violence. “Matthew Ward has done Camus and us a great service. The Stranger is now a different and better novel for its American readers; it is now our classic as well as France’s.
Who This Is For
Best for readers who want their assumptions challenged: books that raise questions without easy answers. The writing rewards attention without being demanding, a good balance of depth and readability. It moves quickly: once you're in, it's hard to stop. If you want clear answers and a satisfying resolution, look elsewhere.
Best Read When
Best read when you're in the mood for something challenging and thought-provoking, and a read that's fast and propulsive.
What It Explores
The Stranger explores identity and the gap between who we are and who we pretend to be, power structures and how they shape individual lives, and survival and what extreme circumstances ask of people.
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