The Stranger

Since its publication in 1946, Camus's compelling and widely acclaimed novel has been a landmark of modern literature. With the intrigue of a psychological thriller, The Stranger—also known as L'Étranger—is the story of a man whose life is shattered by a senseless crime. Through the story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on an Algerian beach, Camus explored what he termed 'the nakedness of man faced with the absurd.' First published in 1942, this novel has come to be regarded as a masterpiece of twentieth-century world literature.