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The Outsider

By Albert Camus
Penguin Classics
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The Outsider by Albert Camus explores the life of Meursault, an emotionally detached and indifferent individual living in French Algeria. The narrative delves into existential themes as Meursault's unconventional reactions to life events lead him into conflict with societal expectations and moral norms. His refusal to conform ultimately results in a series of events that challenge the reader's perceptions of justice and meaning.
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An existential masterpiece from one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century.

In The Outsider, Camus explores the alienation of an individual who refuses to conform to social norms. Meursault, his anti-hero, will not lie. When his mother dies, he refuses to show his emotions simply to satisfy the expectations of others. And when he commits a random act of violence on a sun-drenched beach near Algiers, his lack of remorse compounds his guilt in the eyes of society and the law. Yet he is as much a victim as a criminal.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241458853

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 July 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

  • Translated by Sandra Smith

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 9.0mm

Width: 110.0mm

Height: 180.0mm

Weight: 90g

Pages: 144

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About the Author

Albert Camus (Author) Albert Camus (1913-60) grew up in a working-class neighbourhood in Algiers. He studied philosophy at the University of Algiers, and became a journalist. His most important works include The Outsider, The Myth of Sisyphus, The Plague and The Fall. After the occupation of France by the Germans in 1941, Camus became one of the intellectual leaders of the Resistance movement. He was killed in a road accident, and his last unfinished novel, The First Man, appeared posthumously.

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