The Outsider by Albert Camus

The Outsider by Albert Camus

Meursault leads an unremarkable, bachelor life in Algiers. But his sudden involvement in a violent confrontation throws him into turmoil as he is forced to question the fundamental values of society. Camus creates a world without a God but a societythat is still subject to restrictive, man-made rules capable of alienating any who transcend them. In this most memorable of existential novels, Camus pits the lone and courageous individual against the benign indifference of the universe. Meursault's deception perfectly reflects the absurdity of life.

Albert Camus was born in Algeria in 1913. He studied philosophy in Algiers and then worked in Paris as a journalist. He was one of the intellectual leaders of the Resistance movement and, after the War, established his international reputation as a writer. His books include The Plague, The Just and The Fall and he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957. Camus was killed in a road accident in 1960.

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ISBN 13	9780140274172
ISBN 10	0140274170
Title	The Outsider
Author	Albert Camus
Series	Penguin Essentials
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Books Ltd
Year published	1999-02-25
Number of pages	128
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