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Patrick McCarthy analyzes The Stranger, one of the vital texts of existentialism and twentieth-century literature, in the context of French and French-Algerian history and culture. McCarthy examines how the work undermines traditional concepts of fiction and explores parallels and contrasts... read more

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When The Stranger was published in 1942 Albert Camus was 29 years old.

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This book is in Landmarks of World Literature. (publisher edition list)

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  1. Patrick McCarthy (Author)

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Page Count: 123

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