Tuesday, March 1, 2022

The Stranger by Albert Camus, Matthew Ward (Translator)

Books like these make you wish you have known the language in which it was originally written. But if you actually start with this thought then it is going to be a lot of languages.

Camus had his own themes and designs when he wrote these masterpieces. Of course, it hits like an absurdity to a lot of people but it was not written for them and we are all entitled to our opinions.

This is fairly small with only 120 page but the one thing which I noticed was that the first part was quite dedicated to develop the characters and the second part goes into the signature thought process what Camus is known for.

The title sounds like that Meursault was the stranger but if you get into his shoes, everyone else will look like a stranger. A man who is different and indifferent. The worst part is that he is not even trying to fit in.

This is not a synopsis of a research proposal but it is very easy to drive a wide range of conclusions on this one and given the brevity of the text they all may get aligned with a few good enough points.

It is definitely worth reading, and should be subjected to individual analysis and thoughts.

Peace

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