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''One of those books that marks a reader''s life indelibly'' William Boyd

''A compelling, dreamlike fable'' Guardian

In The Outsider, Camus explores the alienation of an individual who refuses to conform to social norms. Meursault, his anti-hero, will not lie. 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.



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Probably no European writer of his time left so deep a mark on the imagination —Conor Cruise O'Brien

The Outsider

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    A Paperback / softback by Albert Camus, Sandra Smith


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      Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
      Publication Date: 30/07/2020
      ISBN13: 9780241458853, 978-0241458853
      ISBN10: 0241458854
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''One of those books that marks a reader''s life indelibly'' William Boyd

      ''A compelling, dreamlike fable'' Guardian

      In The Outsider, Camus explores the alienation of an individual who refuses to conform to social norms. Meursault, his anti-hero, will not lie. 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.



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      Probably no European writer of his time left so deep a mark on the imagination —Conor Cruise O'Brien

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