![]() ![]() ![]() The novel unfolds through Mersault’s perspective, and is divided into two main parts-before he committed the crime, and after his arrest.Īs a side note, let me start off by saying, translation matters.īear in mind that the Mersault I met was the byproduct of Matthew Ward’s translation. The story follows the life of its main character, Mersault, as he goes from learning about his mother’s death to being tried for one of the most senseless murders in the history of literature. L’Étranger, translated as The Stranger, is arguably the most popular work of French novelist, author, and philosopher, Albert Camus. Or yesterday maybe, I don’t know.” Thus begins one of the most striking, complex, and widely read novels of the twentieth century. *Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957 First Published: 1942, Libraire Galliimard ![]()
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