(L’Etranger) The Outsider
L’Etranger (The Outsider) by Albert Camus, published by Bloomsbury Academic on September 14, 2018, is a 136-page adaptation of Camus’ renowned narrative about the human condition. This edition presents a stage adaptation by Booker Prize winner Ben Okri, focusing on the character Mersault, who commits a senseless murder and faces societal judgment during his trial. The story explores themes of alienation and the complexities of human emotion against the backdrop of a harsh Algerian landscape.
Readers will find a thought-provoking examination of societal hypocrisy and the struggle for authenticity in an age of prescribed emotions. The adaptation captures the essence of Camus’ original work while bringing a contemporary perspective through Okri’s interpretation. This edition is presented in English and invites readers to engage with the dramatic elements of the narrative, making it relevant to discussions in performing arts, theater, and literary criticism.
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Camus’ sparse parable about the human condition is one of the great stories of the 20th Century, here adapted for the stage by Booker prize winner Ben Okri.
A faceless man who can no longer pretend, Mersault commits a senseless murder under the glare of the Algerian sun. On trial he feels distanced from proceedings, he is castigated for not expressing remorse, for not crying at his mother’s funeral, and is forced to confront the hypocrisy and injustice of society. In an age where we are being increasingly told what to feel, The Outsider is a blast of uncompromising honesty.
Albert Camus, French novelist, essayist, philosopher and Nobel laureate, was one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th Century. Ben Okri, author of The Famished Road, is one of contemporary literature’s most important writers. This adaption brings them together for a rare dramatisation of one of modern literature’s most celebrated works.
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