Camus utilized the stranger as a platform to explore absurdity, a concept central to his writings and at the core of his treatment of questions about the. Its theme and outlook are often cited as examples of camus s philosophy of the absurd and existentialism, though camus personally rejected the latter label the title character is meursault, an indifferent french algerian described as a citizen of france domiciled in north africa, a man of the. There, through a collection of essays, he explains his position on the absurd at the time of writing the stranger camus was regarded as the conscience of occupied france for his writings in combat. I may have slightly different questions on wednesday night. It was published as the outsider in england and as the stranger in the united states plot summary. Buy the stranger by camus, albert, marquez, patricia isbn. The stranger discussion questions classics reading group. It is clever and thought provoking and well worth the read.
There are several reasons for why the novel is remarkable. Camus took his political and philosophical view on the criminal justice system to task in his 1942 book the stranger. By the end the effect is a story told in the detail of two or three times the pages that albert camus uses. Albert camus and the life of a literary classic from the worlds largest community of readers. The novel is concerned with the absurd and touches on the french colonization of algeria. Joseph heller, albert camus, hermann hesse, dr spock, naomi wolf, tom wolfe, thomas pynchon and hunter s thompson. Albert camus books list of books by author albert camus. The end of the stranger by albert camus 1859 words. The stranger by albert camus penguin books australia. Written in 1946, camuss compelling and troubling tale of a disaffected, apparently amoral young man has earned a durable popularity and remains a staple of u. The stranger is a classical novel, which was written by albert camus. The excellent english novel was translated into bengali by pabitra sengupta in 2007. The stranger 1967 by albert camus internet archive. Much later a bracing audio series by the great courses and robert solomon arrested my interest.
Albert camus portrays a vivid reality in this psychologically compelling story of a man who cannot feel sadness for the death of his mother or remorse for the murder he committed. The title character of the stranger is meursault, a frenchman who lives in algiers a piednoir. 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. Hear albert camus read the famous opening passage of the. A withdrawn narrator with an absurdist mindset experiencing uncommon events. I remember opening my eyes at one point and seeing that all the old people were slumped over asleep, except for one old man, with his chin resting on the back of his hands wrapped around his cane, who was staring at me as if he were just waiting for me to wake up. Dec 12, 2016 as i mentioned in the introduction to my top 30 books list, albert camus letranger the stranger us the outsider uk 1942 has made a deep impact on my further reading since i first acquainted with the novel during my high school years. The titular character is meursault, an indifferent french algerian a citizen of france domiciled in north africa, a man of the mediterranean, an homme du midi yet one who hardly partakes of the traditional mediterranean culture,who, after attending his mothers funeral, apathetically kills an arab man whom he recognises in french algiers. The schaubuhne is staging the absurdist classic with three actors sharing the main role. Born in algeria in 19, albert camus published the strangernow one of the most widely read novels of this centuryin 1942.
Camus was the second youngestever recipient of the nobel prize for literature after rudyard kipling when he received the award in 1957. The end of the stranger by albert camus 1859 words 8 pages at the end of the stranger by albert camus, the protagonist meursault says. He won the nobel prize in literature at the age of 44 in 1957, the secondyoungest recipient in history. On january 4, 1960, he was killed in a car accident. It follows the life of meursault, a french algerian whose apathetic responses to life get him in trouble socially and eventually get him killed. Moral allegory and spiritual autobiography, the little prince is the most translated book in the french language. An arab womana nurse, i supposedwas sitting beside the bier. Albert camus the stranger was in place, but the screws had been given only a few turns and their nickeled heads stuck out above the wood, which was stained dark walnut.
The novel begins with meursault receiving a telegram informing him of his mothers death. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the stranger. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. His origin in algeria and his experiences there in the thirties were dominating influences in. May 01, 2011 camus took his political and philosophical view on the criminal justice system to task in his 1942 book the stranger. Aug 08, 2012 the stranger ebook written by albert camus. The obvious next step from the stranger would be to read camuss other 1942 work, the myth of sisyphus. His origin in algeria and his experiences there in the thirties were dominating influences in his thought and work.
These are all questions i made up, and i may refer to cliffs notes or spark notes before wednesday. Blurb the stranger is not merely one of the most widely read novels of the 20th century, but one of the books likely to outlive it. Director philipp preuss reflects on what otherness means in society. Albert camus portrays a vivid reality in this psychologically compelling story of a man who cannot feel sadness for the death of his mother or remorse for the m. Book similar to the stranger by albert camus reddit. If you like the stranger you might like similar books the metamorphosis, the old man and the sea, lolita, the brothers karamazov, the trial.
For me to feel less alone, i had only to wish that there be a large crowd of spectators the day of my execution and that they greet me with cries of hate. Stuart gilbert translator, the stranger new york, n. The read is easy but the meanings are deeper than the words on the page. Albert camus 191960 was a representative of nonmetropolitan french literature. Absurdism existentialism philosophical novel french literature. The stranger is not merely one of the most widely read novels of the 20th century, but one of the books likely to outlive it. I just want a novel where the character is rebelling against. In our society any man who does not weep at his mothers funeral runs the risk of being sentenced to death. The book is short 125 pages and written in the short sentence, staccato style of writers like hemingway. The stranger albert camus page 2 read online free books. I summarized the stranger a long time ago, with a remark i admit was highly paradoxical. It can be very easy for the reader to read the stranger and think of it simply as a story of a murderer who goes to trial and is sentenced.
In french the title letranger could mean both a stranger and an outsider. Aug 08, 2012 the stranger is the enigmatic first novel by albert camus, published in french as letranger in 1942. Jun 23, 2015 in his first novel, the meursault investigation, kamel daoud retells the stranger from an arab perspective. I do not think one can really read the stranger, the plague and the fall separately, and many who only read one of them come away with bizarrely false ideas about camus, especially those who read the stranger. Apr 09, 2009 buy the stranger reprint by camus, albert, ward, matthew isbn. Albert camus books biography and list of works author of. Albert camus 19 1960 albert camus pronounced kamoo november 7, 19 january 4, 1960 was a french author and philosopher and one of the principal luminaries with jeanpaul sartre of absurdism camus was the second youngestever recipient of the nobel prize for literature after rudyard kipling when he received the award in 1957. The stranger is albert camuss first novel, published in 1942. My mind has been drawn to lately albert camus the stranger, in which an alienated frenchalgerian man, simply called meursault, shoots a nameless arab, for no particular reason that he can divine. Folk singersongwriter eric andersen features a song called the stranger song of revenge as one of four songs based on camuss works on his 2014 ep the shadow and light of albert camus. It is closingtime in the gardens of the west and from now on an artist will be judged only by the resonance of his solitude or the quality of his despair cyril connolly my mind has been drawn to lately albert camus the stranger, in which an alienated frenchalgerian man, simply called meursault, shoots a nameless arab, for no particular reason that he can divine.
A shipping clerk living in french algiers in the 1940s, meursault is a young, detached but ordinary man. Jul 27, 2016 the boys of summer is set in 1983, the same decade as stranger things, and follows yearold todd willis as he awakens from a coma to find himself living in a version of his town that looks the. I cant seem to find anything that fits the criteria, it doesnt have to be bleak or negative, positive if anything would be good. I only meant that the hero of my book is condemned because he does not play the game. Tuxedomoon s third single was titled the stranger and was reworked in 1981 as letranger gigue existentielle for the suite en soussol ep.
The stranger, enigmatic first novel by albert camus, published in french as letranger in 1942. Book similar to the stranger by albert camus 11 book similar to the stranger by albert camus chances are, you cant name all 44 former presidents. Buy the stranger reprint by camus, albert, ward, matthew isbn. Book similar to the stranger by albert camus i would love to read books from other authors that write at a similar fashion. A friend explained to me once that camus is a philosopher whom wrote stories which express or implement a lot from his philosophy perspective, may be thats what am i looking for.
Hi guys, ive been tirelessly looking for novels in which the protagonist has a rather large indifference to the world and lives fearlessly and without care similar to meursault in the stranger by camus. Essays from the resistance newspaper combat 194447. Celebrated in intellectual circles, camus was awarded the nobel prize for literature in 1957. Stuart gilbert the subsequent imprisonment after a man commits a murder leads only to complete alienation from life existence. With exception of the value nature has for the main character. It was published as the outsider in england and as the stranger in the united states. Books similar to the stranger albert camus original french.
In his first novel, the meursault investigation, kamel daoud retells the stranger from an arab perspective. The 15 best movies influenced by the philosophy of albert camus posted on october 14, 2015 september 22, 2019 by luca badaloni if you consider absurd to be whatever is without any meaning, or not connected to any meaning, youre probably in the wrong list, but if you consider absurd to be a lack of sense, logic and rational. With a timeless charm it tells the story of a little boy who leaves the safety of his. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Books like the stranger by albert camus suggested reading. John powers says daouds retelling will forever change the way you read the camus classic. He attends the funeral, but surprises other attendees with his unusual calm and once again detachment. It might not seem similar at first, but i think it can surprise you by the end. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search.
May 11, 2012 for the modern american reader, few lines in french literature are as famous as the opening of albert camuss letranger. Merely to open the stranger alongside nausea is to be struck by the contrast between meursaultcamuss dazzling physicality and roquentinsartres famous disgust for the physical. See all books authored by albert camus, including the stranger, and the plague, and more on. Meursault addresses his emotions as he approaches his untimely death. Camus has given us a character that requires strength and resolve to understand.
The stranger by albert camus is quite short, and i think well have a great discussion on wednesday july 21. Books like the stranger by albert camus suggested reading albert camus this study guide consists of approximately 57 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the stranger. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. For that paper he wrote such editorials as neither victims nor executioners. Find authors like albert camus from the worlds largest community of readers. The first part of the book sets up the second part, which is a trial that shows the ineffective criminal justice system at the time in algiers. The 15 best movies influenced by the philosophy of albert. Albert camus 19 1960 albert camus pronounced kamoo november 7, 19 january 4, 1960 was a french author and philosopher and one of the principal luminaries with jeanpaul sartre of absurdism.
I found this books approach fascinating the main character. This reader, along with meursaults contemporaries, such as the prosecutor in the book and his own attorney, will see. Albert camus books biography and list of works author. Buy the stranger albert camus vintage international book. Born in algeria in 19, albert camus published the stranger now one of the most widely read novels of this centuryin 1942. Absurdism and the stranger by albert camus hubpages.
Camus reveled in the sensuous world of north africa, as in nuptials, and his reader can hardly ignore its intensity and its pleasures. Sep 22, 2015 the titular character is meursault, an indifferent french algerian a citizen of france domiciled in north africa, a man of the mediterranean, an homme du midi yet one who hardly partakes of the traditional mediterranean culture,who, after attending his mothers funeral, apathetically kills an arab man whom he recognises in french algiers. The stranger novel, absurdist fiction by the author albert. This copy of the work is from the city central library, hyderabad, telangana, india, and was digitized by the digital library of india. The stranger by albert camus scholastic books for kids. Algerian writer kamel daoud stands camus the stranger. It is closingtime in the gardens of the west and from now on an artist will be judged only by the resonance of his solitude or the quality of his despair cyril connolly. Written in 1946, camus s compelling and troubling tale of a disaffected, apparently amoral young man has earned a durable popularity and remains a staple of u. For that, camus called it the nakedness of people in the face of unrealities.
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