Is life absurd and meaningless?
At the end of the novel, content and sure of himself, Meursault accepts his death. Author Aaron Gwyn writes about reading Camus'sThe Stranger as a teenager and how relatable he found it at npr.org. How did The Stranger affect you?
For further reading on the French-Algerian relationship, nihilism in fiction, and other themes found in The Stranger, try these titles:
On the French-Algerian War, 1954-1962
- On Leave by Daniel Anselme
- Barbary Figs by Rachid Boudjedra
- Battle of Algiers (DVD)
Nihilism in Fiction
- Fathers and Sons by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
- The Big Lebowski (DVD)
Awakening Conciousness in Fiction
- Crime and Punishmentby Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- Siddharthaby Hermann Hesse
Uncertain Judgement in Fiction
- The Trial by Franz Kafka
- Journey to the End of the Nightby Louis-Ferdinand Celine
Take a look back at Part 1 and Part 2 of the discussion The Stranger and continue the conversation at any time. And, join us in February for the continuation of our hero/anti-hero theme in the Reader’s Den withElizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey.