
The Stranger
Albert Camus (1942)
“A man kills someone he barely knows, feels nothing, and goes to the guillotine refusing to pretend otherwise — and somehow becomes the most honest person in the room.”
EraModernist / Absurdist
Pages123
Difficulty★★★☆☆ Challenging
AP Appearances14
Major Themes
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absurdity
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alienation
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death
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truth
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morality
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freedom
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indifference
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