Camus, Albert
The Outsider
- ISBN 13:
- 9780241950050
- author:
- Camus, Albert
- format:
- Mass Market Paperback
- publisher:
- Penguin
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2010
- Pages:
- 128
- Dimensions:
- 17.8 x 11 x 1.2 cm
- Genre:
- Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
The Outsider is a powerful and thought-provoking novel by Albert Camus. When his mother dies, Meursault is unmoved, refusing to grieve or pretend to be something he's not. He returns to his life, unaffected, until he becomes embroiled in a violent murder. Now, he stands trial for being different, an outsider.
Camus's writing is both haunting and dreamlike, as he explores the human condition and the search for meaning in a seemingly indifferent world. This is a story about the complexities of human nature, and the ways in which we are all forced to confront our own mortality.
Written by one of the most influential writers of the 20th century, The Outsider is a worthwhile read for anyone interested in philosophy, psychology, and the human condition.