The Outsider

Albert Camus has been my favorite author for a while, and i had almost every single one of his books besides this one. I went ahead and bought it, and im very glad i did. This is a somewhat short book, 110 pages, which is perfect for any slow readers or people with not very long attention spans (like me.) I was able to read it in about an hour. Anyways, it has a ton of interesting ideas and definitely makes my top 10 list of books. Came in perfect condition, and one of my smarter purchases on amazon. I highly recommend if you’re into philosophy and stuff :)

The clarity of elegance of inspired experiment!

the simplicity of style shows the simplicity of life and how human beings are prone to turn this simple fact in a tortuous one.Through a simple crime the reader travels to the prison that only us avoiding emotions use to feel chained and remain in that sombre prison . The clear advice to let free emotions to have a real life is what we get by the last page. To read more than once. The more you read the more you find

A much needed translation update for a well loved book which will make you see the relationships and thought processes with even greater insight and therefore provide much more intense intellectual experience and resultant satisfaction. Read Camus work again alongside the recently published counterpoint book: "The Muersault Investigation" by Kamel Daoud, a writer from Algeria.

I am reading this after seeing it referenced by someone else. I have no pre-conceived expectations. I am about half way through and still waiting for the big "tell"....nothing so far.. but I will admit I am not he brightest literary candle on the metaphorical cake ( Pastry...? It iS French after all...write?) [That was intended by the way...] SO.. until I finish it.. I am at a loss as to properly comment on the context, sub-context, and existential value .... if there is such a "thing" ciao ciao

Familiar novel in a beautifully fresh translation.

Really nice book.

The Stranger is a classic piece of literature by now. Is Meursault convicted of an Arab's murder because he didn't mourn his mother's death? Decide for yourself.

A while back I decided to read books that Kim Nam Joon from BTS has been seen either reading or recommending. I have made some progress and so far all the books have been so amazing and eye-opening. It really shows his headspace and how he thinks about the world and the people within it. This book follows Meursault who is a foreigner in Algeria but more importantly he has held stranger to himself and the society. He did not conform to societal standards and emotional displays. When his mother died in a nursing home he could not express the emotions expected of him and that seems to be a nail in his coffin in the future. When he finds himself in a situation that results in him killing a man and even ending on the chopping block, he felt no regret. Nothing. This translation has a sentence that holds the critical point in the book and encapsulates Meursault whole being. He who had always maintained an indifference to the world finally releases his anger and I quote "This great release of anger had purged me of evil, emptied me of hope; and standing before this symbolic night bursting with stars, I opened myself for the first time to the tender indifference of the world" All I really want to know is, was he killed? or did he get a successful retrial.

I found this translation easy to read. No high English words, as someone for whom English is their second language, I found this translation easy to understand. Also the Penguins Modern Classics are just always fun to hold and read, more sturdy than the black Penguin Classics. Greate and engaging story.

Good book and good translation!

Easy to follow story along with thought provocative ideas. Hard to put down when you start reading and make you think about it for days after finishing it. Still relevant despite the release date.

But the novel is boring.