This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of The Outsider by Albert Camus. Many of his works are now considered modern classics, in particular his novels The Plague and The Outsider. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.Ĭamus was one of the major writers of the 20th century, and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including justice, society and the Absurd. This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of The Outsider by Albert Camus. He took part in the French Resistance during the Second World War, and continued to write until his premature death in a car accident in 1960, at the age of 46.Ĭamus was one of the major writers of the 20th century, and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957. He is known in particular for his philosophical reflections on the Absurd and for his profound commitment to individual freedom, which he expressed in his writing and which were very influential during his time. The novel is scathing in its criticism of social conventions, and remains influential and widely studied over 75 years after it first appeared.Īlbert Camus was an Algerian-born French writer, dramatist, essayist and philosopher. It tells the story of Meursault, an alienated young man who kills an Arab but refuses to show remorse or apologize for his actions, even when this means that he will be sentenced to death. The Outsider was first published in 1942, and is one of Albert Camus's most celebrated novels. This clear and detailed 50-page reading guide is structured as follows:

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