With the intrigue of a psychological thriller, The Stranger—Camus's masterpiece—gives us the story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on an Algerian beach. With an Introduction by Peter Dunwoodie; translated by Matthew Ward. Behind the subterfuge, Camus explores what he termed "the nakedness of man faced with the absurd" and describes the condition of reckless alienation and spiritual exhaustion that characterized so much of twentieth-century life. “The Stranger is a strikingly modern text and Matthew Ward’s translation will enable readers to appreciate why Camus’s stoical anti-hero and devious narrator remains one of the key expressions of a postwar Western malaise, and one of the cleverest exponents of a literature of ambiguity.” –from the Introduction by Peter Dunwoodie First published in 1946; now in translation by Matthew Ward.
With the intrigue of a psychological thriller, The Stranger—Camus's masterpiece—gives us the story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on an Algerian beach. With an Introduction by Peter Dunwoodie; translated by Matthew Ward. Behind the subterfuge, Camus explores what he termed "the nakedness of man faced with the absurd" and describes the condition of reckless alienation and spiritual exhaustion that characterized so much of twentieth-century life. “The Stranger is a strikingly modern text and Matthew Ward’s translation will enable readers to appreciate why Camus’s stoical anti-hero and devious narrator remains one of the key expressions of a postwar Western malaise, and one of the cleverest exponents of a literature of ambiguity.” –from the Introduction by Peter Dunwoodie First published in 1946; now in translation by Matthew Ward.
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Exploring the fundamental isolation of humanity in an indifferent universe, philosophical fiction and political essays of the twentieth century redefined how readers confront questions of meaning, morality, and mortality. French Algerian author, philosopher, and journalist Albert Camus brought these dilemmas to global literature, most famously in his 1942 novel L'Étranger (The Stranger).
Born in French Algeria in 1913 to a working-class family, Camus developed an early interest in philosophy and literature while studying at the University of Algiers despite an impoverished upbringing. He began his professional path as a political journalist writing for Alger Républicaine before relocating to Paris, where he worked as an editor and journalist during World War II and joined the French Resistance publication Combat. In 1949, Camus founded the Group for International Liaisons within the Revolutionary Union Movement, establishing a group opposed to certain surrealist tendencies associated with André Breton. In 1957, Camus was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature at the age of forty-four, becoming the second-youngest recipient in history after Rudyard Kipling and the first African-born writer to receive the award. Tragically, he remains the shortest-lived literature laureate to date, dying in an automobile accident in January 1960, just over two years after receiving the prize.
Camus's writing focuses on absurdism, moral responsibility, individual alienation, and resistance to political violence. Although frequently cited as a key proponent of existentialism by critics and contemporary scholars, he consistently rejected this label. In an interview in 1945, Camus disavowed any formal ideological connection to the movement, remarking, "No, I am not an existentialist. Sartre and I are always surprised to see our names linked..." Rather than offering abstract theoretical systems, his philosophical essays and narrative works ground ethical questions in concrete human experiences, examining how individuals can live with integrity and freedom in an unpredictable world.
5 books in catalog
Exploring the fundamental isolation of humanity in an indifferent universe, philosophical fiction and political essays of the twentieth century redefined how readers confront questions of meaning, morality, and mortality. French Algerian author, philosopher, and journalist Albert Camus brought these dilemmas to global literature, most famously in his 1942 novel L'Étranger (The Stranger).
Born in French Algeria in 1913 to a working-class family, Camus developed an early interest in philosophy and literature while studying at the University of Algiers despite an impoverished upbringing. He began his professional path as a political journalist writing for Alger Républicaine before relocating to Paris, where he worked as an editor and journalist during World War II and joined the French Resistance publication Combat. In 1949, Camus founded the Group for International Liaisons within the Revolutionary Union Movement, establishing a group opposed to certain surrealist tendencies associated with André Breton. In 1957, Camus was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature at the age of forty-four, becoming the second-youngest recipient in history after Rudyard Kipling and the first African-born writer to receive the award. Tragically, he remains the shortest-lived literature laureate to date, dying in an automobile accident in January 1960, just over two years after receiving the prize.
Camus's writing focuses on absurdism, moral responsibility, individual alienation, and resistance to political violence. Although frequently cited as a key proponent of existentialism by critics and contemporary scholars, he consistently rejected this label. In an interview in 1945, Camus disavowed any formal ideological connection to the movement, remarking, "No, I am not an existentialist. Sartre and I are always surprised to see our names linked..." Rather than offering abstract theoretical systems, his philosophical essays and narrative works ground ethical questions in concrete human experiences, examining how individuals can live with integrity and freedom in an unpredictable world.
