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The Outsider

Manga Edition
By Albert Camus
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
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The exquisite manga adaptation of one of the world's greatest 20th-century fiction classics. The Outsider begins with the famous line: "My mother died today. Or maybe yesterday, I don't know." A stranger to society, a stranger to his own life, Meursault seems indifferent to everything. In... Read More
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The Outsider

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The exquisite manga adaptation of one of the world's greatest 20th-century fiction classics.

The Outsider begins with the famous line: "My mother died today. Or maybe yesterday, I don't know."

A stranger to society, a stranger to his own life, Meursault seems indifferent to everything. In The Outsider, Camus explores the alienation of an individual who refuses to conform to social norms. 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.

This first in Penguin Modern Classics presents Camus' classic existentialist novel through Ryota Kurumado's powerful artwork. Unlike previous editions of Camus' novel, Meursault and other characters' emotions are drawn out through stunning illustrations and seen for the first time. A rare and challenging feat, Kurumado's manga adaptation makes a novel first published in 1942 feel contemporary.

Series: Penguin Modern Classics

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241703731

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 September 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Ryota Kurumado
  • Translated by Ros Schwartz
  • Illustrated by Ryota Kurumado

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 145.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 373g

Pages: 320

Collections

Albert Camus Fiction General Fiction Graphic Novels Literary Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics Series: Penguin Modern Classics

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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