num_pages: 119
description: Meursault leads an unremarkable, bachelor life in Algiers. But his sudden involvement in a violent confrontation throws him into turmoil as he is forced to question the fundamental values of society. Camus creates a world without a God but a societythat is still subject to restrictive, man-made rules capable of alienating any who transcend them. In this most memorable of existential novels, Camus pits the lone and courageous individual against the benign indifference of the universe. Meursault's deception perfectly reflects the absurdity of life.
language: English
title: The Outsider
titlecomplete: The Outsider
characters: Raymond Sintès, Salamano, Meursault, Marie Cardona
genres: Fiction, France, Philosophy, French Literature, School, Literature, Classics, Novels, 20th Century, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 1016637
places: Algeria, New Mexico, North Africa
awards: awardedAt: 599644800000
name: PEN Translation Prize
category: Matthew Ward
publisher: Penguin Books