Is life absurd and meaningless?

At the end of the novel, content and sure of himself, Meursault accepts his death. Author Aaron Gwyn writes about reading  Camus'sThe Stranger as a teenager and how relatable he found it at npr.org. How did The Stranger affect you?

For further reading on the French-Algerian relationship, nihilism in fiction, and other themes found in The Stranger, try these  titles:

On the French-Algerian War, 1954-1962

• On Leave by Daniel Anselme
• Barbary Figs by Rachid Boudjedra
• Battle of Algiers (DVD)

Nihilism in Fiction

• Fathers and Sons by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
• The Big Lebowski  (DVD)

Awakening Conciousness in Fiction

• Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
• Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

Uncertain Judgement in Fiction

• The Trial by Franz Kafka
• Journey to the End of the Night by Louis-Ferdinand Celine

Take a look back at Part 1 and Part 2  of the discussion The Stranger and continue the conversation at any time. And,  join us in February for the continuation of our hero/anti-hero theme in the Reader’s Den with Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey.