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The Stranger

by Albert Camus · 1942

Literary Fiction · ranked #2 in category

A man feels nothing at his mother's funeral and drifts toward catastrophe; the cornerstone of existential fiction.

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The verdict

Category
Literary Fiction
First published
1942 · 1940s
Author
Albert Camus
Standing
Essential Read

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