The Stranger by Albert Camus

The Stranger by Albert Camus follows Meursault, an emotionally detached man whose seemingly ordinary life takes a dramatic turn after a violent incident.

Through Meursault’s experiences, Camus explores questions about morality, social expectations, isolation, freedom, and the meaning people assign to life and death. The novel’s restrained style and philosophical themes make it one of the most widely studied works of modern literature.

A central work associated with Camus’s philosophy of the absurd, The Stranger challenges readers to consider how society judges individuals who do not conform to expected emotional and moral behavior.

### Why Read The Stranger?

– Explore Albert Camus’s philosophy of the absurd
– Examine themes of alienation and isolation
– Reflect on morality and social expectations
– Discover one of the most influential works of modern literature
– Explore questions about meaning and human existence
– Read a major classic of existential fiction