With millions of copies sold The Stranger is one of the most widely read novels in the world. It stands as perhaps the greatest existentialist tale ever conceived. When a young Algerian named Meursault kills a man, his subsequent imprisonment and trial are puzzling and absurd. This remarkable translation by Matthew Ward has been considered the definitive English version since its original publication.
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"Membunuh dan bunuh diri, adalah tindakan manusia yang tidak memiliki satu pun sandaran, baik itu moral maupun rasio (Albert Camus, Mite Sisifus). Akan tetapi, saya masih belum menemukan jawaban (sampai hari ini) kenapa Mersault menarik pelatuk pistolnya, dan membunuh!"
— Absurditas (5 out of 5 stars)
" The Stranger that we have grown up to be, and the absurdity that's in all of us, can't be brought out any better. A best in one's little shelf. "
— Aruna, 2/13/2014" Currently my favorite novel. Hoping to read it in its original French. "
— Amy, 1/20/2014" This is the saddest piece of literature I have ever read...but in a way, I so agree with it... "
— Baisakhi, 1/19/2014" The ultimate existentialist book. "
— Mark, 1/10/2014" "I laid my heart open to the benign indifference of the universe. To feel it so like myself, indeed, so brotherly, made me realize that I'd been happy, and that I was happy still." "
— Michael, 1/7/2014" I found it to be more nihilistic than existentialist "
— Laurie, 12/16/2013" This might be the book that crippled me. Maybe. "
— Travis, 12/10/2013" From what I understand, this is a classic. For me it was a difficult read, because of my faith and love of life. "
— Kim, 12/6/2013" I wish I had read this more thoroughly. I still liked it a lot. "
— Emilie, 10/17/2013" One of the best books I've ever read. "
— Eva, 2/2/2013" My kind of weird. "
— Lena, 9/13/2012Albert Camus (1913–1960) was a French philosopher, author, and journalist who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957. His 1942 book The Stranger is one of the most widely read novels of the twentieth century. His views contributed to the rise of the philosophy known as absurdism. He wrote in his essay The Rebel that his whole life was devoted to opposing the philosophy of nihilism while still delving deeply into individual freedom.
Jonathan Davis has been inducted into the Audible Narrator Hall of Fame. A three-time recipient and fourteen-time nominee of the Audie Award, he has earned accolades for his narration from the New York Times, Publishers Weekly, the American Library Association, Booklist, the Audio Publishers Association, AudioFile magazine, and USA Today. He has narrated a variety of bestsellers and award-winners for top publishing houses. He also narrated over forty titles of the Star Wars franchise for Lucasfilm Ltd./PRH Audio, including several iconic movie tie-ins, has participated with Star Wars Celebration, and has built a significant fan base. His work as a narrator includes films and programming for National Geographic Television, NOVA, PBS, VH1, and Francis Ford Coppola. He grew up in Puerto Rico and speaks Spanish, Portuguese, and Hebrew.