The Stranger
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Descripción editorial
The Stranger is a 1942 novella by French author Albert Camus. Its theme and outlook are often cited as examples of Camus' philosophy, absurdism, coupled with existentialism; though Camus personally rejected the latter label.
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 English in 1946; now in a new translation by Matthew Ward.
Translated four times into English, and also into numerous other languages, the novel has long been considered a classic of 20th-century literature. Le Monde ranks it as number one on its 100 Books of the Century.
The novel was twice adapted as films: Lo Straniero (1967) (Italian) by Luchino Visconti and Yazgı (2001, Fate) by Zeki Demirkubuz (Turkish).
Reseñas de clientes
If you stand for something you fall for anything
I the lack of stances make you susceptible to be perceived as a bad element and in this case make a series of choices that someone without character nor moral compass. You didn’t cry when someone is gone but support someone who abuses others has consequences.
I love Meursault
All the time, I was waiting that the mean character got good events. I feel that Meursault did not receive love from society.
I loved Meursault and his way to see events, people and emotions. Even, his disconnection of the life.