L'Etranger has the force and fascination of myth. The outwardly simple narrative of an office clerk who kills an Arab, 'a cause du soleil', and finds himself condemned to death for moral insensibility becomes, in Camus's hands, a powerful image of modern man's impatience before Christian philosophy and conventional social and sexual values. For this new edition Ray Davison makes use of recent critical analysis of L'Etranger to give a full and concise description of Camus's early philosophy of the Absurd and the ideas and preoccupations from which the novel emerges. Davison also discusses the developing pattern of Camus's notion of the art of the novel, his views on 'classicism', simplicity and ambiguity, his fondness for paradox, and his love of everyday situations which yield to mythical interpretation.
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The central character of "L'Etranger" is an Algerian, Meursault, who murders an Arab for no clearly specified reason: he is and remains an outsider to society. The novel is in two parts, both grippingly narrated by him in the first person: before and after the killing. The tone - or lack of it - is set in the opening sentences: "Aujourd'hui, maman est morte. Ou peut-etre hier, je ne sais pas." He seems to have no normal human feelings or motives and yet he does form relationships; we are drawn to him because of the lucidity and honesty of his persona and the intriguing nature of his story. When he is sentenced for execution he has a revelation about the true nature of life and then wishes:"Qu'il y ait beaucoup de spectateurs le jour de mon execution et qu'ils m'accueillent avec des cris de haine." Some readers have called it an existentialist work but it can be read on a simpler level: the French is quite easy and could possibly be understood by anyone with GCSE, a dictionary and the desire to learn more of the language; the past tense is the perfect not the past historic. A must for anyone interested in French Literature.
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I read this as a young man working as a copywriter for an advertising agency in London. The heat pours off the page. The book and style is referenced in a lot of popular culture from The Cure to Bob Geldof.
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The story has a real philisophical depth.
Easy to read.
Camus describe the absurdity/sadness of human beings and society in a very powerful way.
Easy to read.
Camus describe the absurdity/sadness of human beings and society in a very powerful way.
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Camus is the best author i ever red.
Marvellous book. Very good looking simple design cover, very easy readind text font and size.
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Marvellous book. Very good looking simple design cover, very easy readind text font and size.
Marvellous pocket book version.
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L'Etranger in french
This book I think is from the 70's so definitely is used (which I knew it would be ) also had vocab section at bottom of pages for colloquial or difficult french. Read more
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A wonderful novel
I am a student learning French and German at A-Level and decided the best way to learn another language (I started at age 11) was to read foreign literature. Read more
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One of the great books of all time
The narrative is simple, deceptively straight -forward and easy to read, but you soon realise that it is so cleverly written that it needs and deserves to be re-read in order to... Read more
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Book in French
I was asked to buy this book for study. I wanted a French book with no English whatsoever - I would have bought it from amazon. Read more
Published on 3 Nov 2009 by A. Hines
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Inaccurate listing
Not as specified I didn't really want an ex public school library book with a label stuck in the ifc.
Published on 22 Jun 2009 by M. Agnew
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Brilliant!
Book arrived 3 days late but was well worth the wait. Is an amazing book, highly reccomend!
Published on 24 Nov 2007 by Hamdia M. Shareef
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The Outsider is a good book
Meursault is my umost hero because he operates entirely according to hisown considerations. Most discussions of the book on the internet areawful. Read more
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