The initial critical reception to the novel was mixed, and it wasn’t until after liberation that “The Stranger” began its rise. The murder trials he attended, Kaplan shows, would be a major influence on the development and themes of “The Stranger.” Making use of Camus’ diaries and letters, she re-creates his struggle with the novel in Montmartre, where he finally hit upon the first-person voice that enabled him to break through and complete “The Stranger.” How did a young man in his twenties turn out what is now considered a masterpiece? With “Looking for ‘The Stranger,’” Alice Kaplan tells that story.īorn in poverty in colonial Algeria, Camus started out as a journalist covering the criminal courts. Since its publication in France in 1942, Albert Camus’ debut novel, “The Stranger,” has been translated into 60 languages and sold more than six million copies.
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