The Outsider

Albert Camus, Sandra Smith, Sandra Smith

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Penguin
15 October 2020

Fiction & Literature; Classic fiction (pre c 1945); Fiction in translation

An existential masterpiece from one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century

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.

By: Albert Camus
Translated by: Sandra Smith, Sandra Smith
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 178mm, Width: 110mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 80g
ISBN: 9780241458853
ISBN 10: 0241458854
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 15 October 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Albert Camus (1913-60) grew up in a working-class neighbourhood in Algiers. He studied philosophy at the University of Algiers, and became a journalist. His most important works include The Outsider, The Myth of Sisyphus, The Plague and The Fall. After the occupation of France by the Germans in 1941, Camus became one of the intellectual leaders of the Resistance movement. He was killed in a road accident, and his last unfinished novel, The First Man, appeared posthumously.