L'Etranger (Collection Folio, 2)
by Albert Camus

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Book Review: The opening sentence that grabbed my attention!!
Summary: 5 Stars

The novel focuses on Meursault, a man who kills an Arab 'a cause du soleil'. Meursault is then condemned, not for the murder of the Arab, but for his lack of belief in God, not crying at his mother's funeral and for telling the truth in a country and period of time where it would have been possible for him to lie and escape without punishment. It also examines the values of society during this time.

Contrary to my fellow students last year, I found this novel to be optomisitic - Meursault lived his life the way he wanted. I only found pessimism when Meursault was taken away from the things he loved - the sun, the beach and the sky.

Try to read this in French, if you can. I still feel so much of the meaning and feeling is lost in the translation - but just read it anyway!!!!!!

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