Book Report on The Stranger

An Exploration of “The Stranger” by Albert Camus The Stranger is a book of many facets and meanings most of which are not immediately apparent. In fact without in depth analysis the entire point of the book is easily missed. The manner of story telling in The Stranger is unique and at first hard to come to grips with. It is not the story which is especially complex but the manner in which it is …

…in content exactly but in style, the implied feelings are at first hard to come to grips with but with perseverance, a wonderfully complex book begins to take shape. The possibilities of interpretation are endless and varied. The only criticism I could level at it is that I’m sure that much of it’s meaning is lost in translation which may be a large part of what makes it initially so hard to understand.