aListofBooks

Ultimate Best Books

The Stranger

The Stranger

by Albert Camus

13,007

Total Points

#53

3.71 (14 reviews)
Pages
123
Award(s)
Nobel Prize in Literature (1957)

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 1946; now in a new translation by Matthew Ward.

Reader Reviews (14)

Create an account or login to add a review!

Trappalapp

Aug 3rd, 2025

forline

Jan 4th, 2018

Required reading for a French lit class...want to reread in English at some point.

Aaron Sztrakoniczky

Jun 1st, 2016

How innocent was this man? We face many aspects of humans and this book is interesting.

willoyd

May 5th, 2016

Roo

Roo

Jun 30th, 2015

bryanoz

Jun 18th, 2015

jwk

jwk

Dec 13th, 2014

acpac2004

Jul 25th, 2014

Tejas Nair

Jul 1st, 2014

A subtle, philosophical tale about a simple, ordinary man that is essential food for thought. Camus' writing is brilliant and often while reading, I reread sentences just to extract the pure pleasure off them.

bdubransky

May 26th, 2014

sanayhs

May 9th, 2014

red13x

Feb 22nd, 2014

This is a good book, which I enjoyed reading. I liked the themes and how it portrayed a somewhat normal man going through a rather bewildering experience. I'd definitely recommend reading it.

aola

Jul 21st, 2013

rconawa

Mar 25th, 2013

I read this story 45 years ago and I still think of it often. It is a book well worth reading.