The Stranger

The Stranger

von Albert Camus

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Beschreibung

With the intrigue of a psychological thriller, The Stranger—Camus's masterpiece—gives us the story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on an Algerian beach. With an Introduction by Peter Dunwoodie; translated by Matthew Ward.

Behind the subterfuge, Camus explores what he termed "the nakedness of man faced with the absurd" and describes the condition of reckless alienation and spiritual exhaustion that characterized so much of twentieth-century life.

“The Stranger is a strikingly modern text and Matthew Ward’s translation will enable readers to appreciate why Camus’s stoical anti-hero and devious narrator remains one of the key expressions of a postwar Western malaise, and one of the cleverest exponents of a literature of ambiguity.” —from the Introduction by Peter Dunwoodie

First published in 1946; now in translation by Matthew Ward.

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12

4

Wie konnte so viel passieren?

Voll random was da los war und doch ziemlich deep

5

this was such an interesting read. i enjoyed how direct the writing is. Camus explores nihilism in a way that isn’t “life is meaningless. i hate everything and everyone. nothing matters”. he rather creates a character that is nihilistic in a “life is meaningless. i will live the life i have been given and not worry about anything trivial. love or loss. nothing matters. enjoy the present” way. i really liked it. i love the exploration of grief and the views of grief from the outside. the complexities of loss and acceptance and meaning. i am in my Camus phase and im loving it.

5

Oh, french people.

4

Ich habe das Buch auf Englisch gelesen. Es ist ein eher kurzes Buch, aber zeigt eine andere Sicht auf die Welt, wenn man Emotionen anders wahrnimmt und eher emotionslos ist. Es erzählt die Geschichte von einem Mann, der eine Tat begeht für die er am Ende zur Rechenschaft gezogen wird.

3

liked the end best

1

Ich fand die Geschichte wirklich langweilig. Ich konnte keine Sympathie für irgendeinen Charakter haben. Ich hab mich regelrecht gezwungen das Buch weiterzulesen, da ich die Hoffnung hatte, dass es besser wird, aber dem war nicht so. Leider enttäuscht.

4

It is almost impossible to describe Camus' The Stranger to people who haven't read this book yet. L'Étranger is so unlike many other novels with philosophical themes that you can easily see why it has received its position among books people say everyone should read once in their life. If you get around to reading this surprisingly short novel, don't do so with the wrong expectations. In a more common book, the plot would leave much to be desired; and Camus doesn't invent characters you care such a great deal about that you want to desperately learn more about them. This book is not about what's happening on the outside; it focuses on what happens on the inside of a human's mind in a surprisingly subtle way. A reviewer called this book "intellectually stimulating", which does perhaps come the closest to describing the essence of The Stranger. While in the beginning the story may seem boring and uninspired, the words suddenly begin to grap your attention and pour their way into your thoughts, raising tons of questions on the way. What exactly allows our lives to be meaningful; do they even have a meaning? Shouldn't it rather be argued that since we are all equally going to face death sooner or later, all our lives are equally meaningless? This story about a man alienated from his surroundings may bore some of its readers, but above all, it bears food for your thoughts, and as long as you don't expect enjoyment from Camus' most famous novel, then The Stranger is surely going to make you think.

3

Kinda expected more.definitely not bad I just had higher expectations

5

Man.....

3

3.5

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Beschreibung

With the intrigue of a psychological thriller, The Stranger—Camus's masterpiece—gives us the story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on an Algerian beach. With an Introduction by Peter Dunwoodie; translated by Matthew Ward.

Behind the subterfuge, Camus explores what he termed "the nakedness of man faced with the absurd" and describes the condition of reckless alienation and spiritual exhaustion that characterized so much of twentieth-century life.

“The Stranger is a strikingly modern text and Matthew Ward’s translation will enable readers to appreciate why Camus’s stoical anti-hero and devious narrator remains one of the key expressions of a postwar Western malaise, and one of the cleverest exponents of a literature of ambiguity.” —from the Introduction by Peter Dunwoodie

First published in 1946; now in translation by Matthew Ward.

Haupt-Genre

N/A

Sub-Genre

N/A

Format

Paperback

Seitenzahl

123

Preis

N/A

Beiträge

12

4

Wie konnte so viel passieren?

Voll random was da los war und doch ziemlich deep

5

this was such an interesting read. i enjoyed how direct the writing is. Camus explores nihilism in a way that isn’t “life is meaningless. i hate everything and everyone. nothing matters”. he rather creates a character that is nihilistic in a “life is meaningless. i will live the life i have been given and not worry about anything trivial. love or loss. nothing matters. enjoy the present” way. i really liked it. i love the exploration of grief and the views of grief from the outside. the complexities of loss and acceptance and meaning. i am in my Camus phase and im loving it.

5

Oh, french people.

4

Ich habe das Buch auf Englisch gelesen. Es ist ein eher kurzes Buch, aber zeigt eine andere Sicht auf die Welt, wenn man Emotionen anders wahrnimmt und eher emotionslos ist. Es erzählt die Geschichte von einem Mann, der eine Tat begeht für die er am Ende zur Rechenschaft gezogen wird.

3

liked the end best

1

Ich fand die Geschichte wirklich langweilig. Ich konnte keine Sympathie für irgendeinen Charakter haben. Ich hab mich regelrecht gezwungen das Buch weiterzulesen, da ich die Hoffnung hatte, dass es besser wird, aber dem war nicht so. Leider enttäuscht.

4

It is almost impossible to describe Camus' The Stranger to people who haven't read this book yet. L'Étranger is so unlike many other novels with philosophical themes that you can easily see why it has received its position among books people say everyone should read once in their life. If you get around to reading this surprisingly short novel, don't do so with the wrong expectations. In a more common book, the plot would leave much to be desired; and Camus doesn't invent characters you care such a great deal about that you want to desperately learn more about them. This book is not about what's happening on the outside; it focuses on what happens on the inside of a human's mind in a surprisingly subtle way. A reviewer called this book "intellectually stimulating", which does perhaps come the closest to describing the essence of The Stranger. While in the beginning the story may seem boring and uninspired, the words suddenly begin to grap your attention and pour their way into your thoughts, raising tons of questions on the way. What exactly allows our lives to be meaningful; do they even have a meaning? Shouldn't it rather be argued that since we are all equally going to face death sooner or later, all our lives are equally meaningless? This story about a man alienated from his surroundings may bore some of its readers, but above all, it bears food for your thoughts, and as long as you don't expect enjoyment from Camus' most famous novel, then The Stranger is surely going to make you think.

3

Kinda expected more.definitely not bad I just had higher expectations

5

Man.....

3

3.5

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