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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Product details
ISBN
9781786826640
Published
2018
Edition
1. edition
Publisher
Bloomsbury UK
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
Author