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Through the story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on an Algerian beach, Camus explored what he termed -the nakedness of man faced with the absurd.- First published in 1946; now in a new translation by Matthew Ward.

The day his mother dies, Meursault notices that it is very hot on the bus that is taking him from Algiers to the retirement home where his mother lived; so hot that he falls asleep. Later, while waiting for the wake to begin, the harsh electric lights in the room make him extremely... Read Full Overview

Albert Camus, naci en Mondovi, Argelia Francesa, 7 de noviembre de 1913, muri en Villeblevin, Francia, 4 de enero de 1960, fue un novelista, ensayista, dramaturgo, fil sofo y periodista franc s nacido en Argelia. En su variada obra desarroll un pensamiento fundado en la conciencia... Read Full Overview

es la primera novela del escritor franc s Albert Camus, publicada en 1942. El protagonista, Meursault, es un ser indiferente a la realidad por resultarle absurda e inabordable. El progreso tecnol gico le ha privado de la participaci n en las decisiones colectivas y le ha convertido... Read Full Overview

Now a major new film, L' tranger (The Stranger), directed by Fran ois Ozon

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE - The masterpiece of Nobel Prize winner Albert Camus now in a striking American English translation. The Stranger remains vital for its unsettling insights into the impossibility of moral certainty in the face of violence.