The StrangerIn the story of an ordinary man who unwittingly gets drawn into a senseless murder on a sun-drenched Algerian beach, Camus was exploring what he termed "the nakedness of man faced with the absurd". Now in a new American translation, the classic has been given new life for generations to come. |
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User Review - AngelaJMaher - LibraryThingI wasn't sure what to think when I first started reading this. It initially didn't feel worthy of the fuss, but as it enters the second part, it becomes a book that makes you think. Why are some ... Read full review
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User Review - drardavis - LibraryThingSpoiler alert! Not that it matters anyway, but don’t read this review if you don’t already know how it all ends. The Stranger is a perfect book, with a flawed philosophy. Camus is a liar. If he really ... Read full review
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| Title | The Stranger Volume 139 of Everyman's library International Series Vintage international |
| Author | Albert Camus |
| Translated by | Matthew Ward |
| Edition | reprint, reissue |
| Publisher | Vintage International, 1989 |
| ISBN | 0679720200, 9780679720201 |
| Length | 123 pages |
| Subjects | › Fiction / Classics Fiction / Literary |
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