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The Stranger

By: Albert Camus
Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
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Albert Camus' The Stranger is one of the most widely read novels in the world, with millions of copies sold. It stands as perhaps the greatest existentialist tale ever conceived, and is certainly one of the most important and influential books ever produced. Now, for the first time, this revered masterpiece is available as an unabridged audio production.

When a young Algerian named Meursault kills a man, his subsequent imprisonment and trial are puzzling and absurd. The apparently amoral Meursault, who puts little stock in ideas like love and God, seems to be on trial less for his murderous actions, and more for what the authorities believe is his deficient character.

This remarkable translation by Matthew Ward has been considered the definitive English version since its original publication. It unlocks the prose as no other English version has, allowing the listener to soak up the richness of Camus' ideas.

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I tried several times to read this book but it never held my attention. The audio quality and the tone and inflection of the reader was excellent so that the story became quite interesting and made for easy listening.

Great reader

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Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

No. I''m just not sure any of my friends would enjoy it.

What was most disappointing about Albert Camus’s story?

I know it is a specific style, but it just didn't work for me.

Which character – as performed by Jonathan Davis – was your favorite?

Can't say there was a favorite character.

Do you think The Stranger needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

No.

Interesting, almost there, but not for me

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One of the best books ever. Now I want to read/listen to all his books. The narration was great too.

A gem

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Evaluating this not as a classic masterpiece but as a book on current standards, Stranger seems like an unnecessarily long and at times intentionally disgusting introduction for a short burst of existential philosophical pondering at the very end. No doubt it was an important milestone in popularizing existentialism, but to me at least, offered no ideas I haven’t encountered numerous times in contemporary fiction, right up to Black Mirror and such. This tends to be the problem with classics in my opinion; knowing them obviously has value, but don’t expect to get new ideas.

Contemporary viewpoint

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A masterpiece of French literature where the Camusian philosophy of the absurd is explored through Meursault from the very first thought to the very last one.

Cracked My Mind From The First Two Sentences

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I think the title , “The Stranger”, is US translation, and the UK translation , “The Outsider“, fits better.

Stick with it...it is worth.

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Totally encapsulates the absurd without explaining it. It's merely being experienced from a safe distance.

The end of a normal man's life.

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The Stranger
By: Albert Camus
Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
Length: 3 hrs and 27 mins

The narration was OK.

The Stranger

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This book is pretty interesting, and the narrator does a good job conveying the emotional stilted ness of the main character. It’s pretty short and would recommend

Intriguing difficult to wrangle with

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I had never read The Stranger in any of my high school or college English and literature courses. I’m happy to have finally heard this story. Camus used a writing style that was (in this book) apparently modeled after popular American writers of around the same time, including Faulkner, Hemingway, and Steinbeck. An interesting story that I enjoyed.

A worthwhile classic

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