Why the music in the live action disney remakes is worse than you thought duration. I read it at least once a year, and even though its short and sparse, i get something new out of it every time. Then he wanted to shoot a game of pool, and i just barely lost. That event is the axis about which the story turns not so much the physical attendance or even the external events of the funeral, but rather meursaults psychological reaction to her death. Camus focuses a lot on the way mersault is unaffected by the world around him, hence making himself a stranger to everyone including himself.
Its theme and outlook are often cited as examples of camuss philosophy of the absurd and existentialism, though camus personally rejected the latter label. Few books inspire devotion and excitement the way the stranger does. Analysis of the stranger by albert camus book analysis the stranger is part of a cycle of camus s works that focuses on alienation and the absurd which deals directly with the idea of the meaninglessness of life. Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in the stranger, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. The storys protagonist meursault is an indifferent french algerian, who hardly partakes of the traditional mediterranean culture. 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. He was born in french north africa in 19 and now lives in paris, where he has suffered the fate of so many good writers by becoming a publisher. 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. Buy a cheap copy of albert camus s the stranger barrons.
The stranger is not merely one of the most widely read novels of the 20th century, but one of the books likely to. The stranger a new translation by matthew ward by albert. The stranger, by albert camus, is by far my favorite book. Pdf the stranger albert camus download full pdf book. Summary read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis. Analysis of the stranger by albert camus book analysis. The title character of the stranger is meursault, a frenchman who lives in algiers a piednoir. 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. An arab womana nurse, i supposedwas sitting beside the bier. He is emotionally indifferent to others, even to his mother and his lover, marie. The stranger camus novel letranger is a 1942 novel by french author albert camus. Meursault, the narrator, is a young man living in algiers. In what amounts to a confession, clamence tells of his success as a wealthy. 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.
And it couldnt have a better biographer than alice kaplan, whose books about twentiethcentury french culture and history have won her legions of fans. Its really well developed, and obviously it contains many details, so it is a pity that this version is not completely suitable for kindle. Despite appearances, though, neither camus nor meursault ever tried to make things simple for themselves. Writing of the stranger s first line in the guardian, guy dammann says, some openers are so prescient that they seem to burn a hole through the rest of the book, the semantic resonance. After receiving a telegram informing him of his mothers death, he takes a bus to marengo, where his mother had been living in an old persons home. Find books like the stranger from the worlds largest community of readers. Meursault is a detached figure who views and describes much of what occurs around him from a removed position. Patrick mccarthy places the stranger in the context of a french and frenchalgerian history and culture, examines the way the work undermines traditional concepts of fiction, and explores the parallels and more importantly the contrasts between camus and sartre. The stranger by albert camus is a very short novel that can easily be read in an afternoon. Now that ive read the book and gone through some online interpretations i still have no idea at all what the appeal about this book is. The stranger hardcover 1973 by albert camus author.
No reader of camus will want to miss this brilliant exploration. I asked all of my friends about their favorite books and one recommended me the stranger by albert camus and told me that i absolutely have to read it. The stranger demanded of camus the creation of a style at once literary and profoundly popular, an artistic sleight of hand that would make the complexities of a mans life appear simple. If you like what you hear and want to support our w. Set in amsterdam, the fall consists of a series of dramatic monologues by the selfproclaimed judgepenitent jeanbaptiste clamence, as he reflects upon his life to a stranger. First published in 1956, it is his last complete work of fiction. Goodreads members who liked the stranger also liked. However, digesting the content will certainly take much longer as this little novel raises serious questions about morality, society, justice, religion, and individuality. Buy a cheap copy of the stranger book by albert camus. The stranger is a novel by albert camus that was first published in 1942. Over the course of his career he produced numerous novels, plays. Meursault receives a telegram from the old persons home in marengo, outside algiers, informing him that his mother has died and that the funeral is the next day. The stranger thug notes summary and analysis youtube.
It was published as the outsider in england and as the stranger in the united states. Meursault the protagonist and narrator of the stranger, to whom the novels title refers. A guide to reading the stranger with a critical and appreciative mind encouraging analysis of plot, style, form, and structure. Camus, the stranger the following critical questions and chapter commentaries were all created by the humanities 304 class, spring 2005. Meursault asks for two days off work which his boss. The stranger albert camus audiobook chapters 1, 2, and. The stranger is a 1942 novel by albert camus, often cited as a prime example of camus philosophy of the absurd and existentialism. Stranger by albert camus translated from the french by stuart gilbert.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the stranger. With regard to this specific book, the following might prove to. Its hard to describe experiencing such an emotional reaction to the stranger, because the book is. I liked the story of the stranger, so i was glad when i learned that there had been published a graphic novel. Meursault addresses his emotions as he approaches his untimely death. These two works helped establish camus s reputation as an important and brilliant literary figure. In 1942, the same year that the stranger was published, camus also published the myth of sisyphus, his famous philosophical essay on the absurd. The stranger, enigmatic first novel by albert camus, published in french as letranger in 1942.