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The only way to catch the subtlety of L'Etranger is to read it in French. This book will annoy many, frustrate some, and inspire others. You simply cannot know until you read it. Every few years, I find myself pulling out my dog-eared college copy and hearing the voice of my French Literature Professor calmly leading me through the strange world of the protagonist.
The example of existentialism found in L'Etranger falls far from the tree of the theistic existentialism of Kierkegaard. It is an ex ...more
The example of existentialism found in L'Etranger falls far from the tree of the theistic existentialism of Kierkegaard. It is an ex ...more
Mate, what a bloody ripper. This American translation was on point. The apathetic interior of our stranger was strangely familiar to my own. His reasoning when in court about feeling sidelined and mitigated is, at least to me, a beautiful way of challenging the very basis if universal truths like justice. His eruption at the priest was so natural, so human, that you can't help but admire the lad. He really is just a stranger, walking through life in a way that makes sense to him. He holds nothin
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