Classics Philosophy Literary 1998

The Outsider by Albert Camus

Published in Spanish as El extranjero

Meursault leads an apparently unremarkable bachelor life in Algiers until he commits a random act of violence.

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What it is

Nobody is entirely good · it messes with your head

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Who tells it
First person
Style
Literary
Prose
Spare

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It's for you if…

  • you like a book that leaves you uneasy
  • you like a book that makes you think
  • you're drawn to the dark side of people

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