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The Stranger

by Albert Camus · 1989 · 144 pages

Wong Kar Wai

David Bowie

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Wong Kar Wai

David Bowie

About This Book

After the death of his mother, an emotionally detached man named Meursault commits a seemingly random murder on an Algerian beach. The narrative follows his trial and imprisonment, exploring the indifference of the universe and the philosophy of the absurd.

Genres

Psychology & Behavior Philosophy Fiction & Literature

Topics

Absurdism Alienation Crime Existentialism Justice Morality

Book Details

Published

1989

Pages

144

Language

fr

ISBN

9780679720201

Awards & Recognition

Nobel Prize in LiteratureLe Monde's 100 Books of the Century

Audiobook Available

3h 30m

Narrated by Jonathan Davis

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