Albert Camus' existentialist masterpiece, now in a wonderful new Clothbound Classics editionIn The Outsider , his classic existentialist novel, 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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The Outsider
By Albert Camus
Albert Camus' existentialist masterpiece, now in a wonderful new Clothbound Classics editionIn The Outsider , his classic existentialist novel, 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.
Popular Reviews(1)
Reviewed by joviQuite interesting and very disturbing to understand some of the thought processes of the main charakter and even project some of his emotions on oneself. A very rational main charakter and pretty radical ideas keep the story on the edge of what's possible. But that makes it in a way even more realistical. Who doesn't know those moments where you do something without really knowing yourself what let you to it? I did expect something else though since I knew Camus only for the concept of essentialism.