The Stranger | Albert Camus | Paper Bag

The Stranger, written by French philosopher and author Albert Camus, is a 1942 novella exploring themes of absurdism and existentialism through the story of Meursault, a detached and indifferent Frenchman in colonial Algeria who commits an unmotivated murder. The novel, originally titled L'Étranger, follows Meursault's emotional detachment, culminating in his trial where his behavior, not the crime itself, becomes the central focus, highlighting the conflict between an indifferent universe and humanity's search for meaning.