The Outsider (trad. Stuart Gilbert, introduction by Cyril Connolly)
Albert Camus
From Really Good Books, Stockport, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since July 23, 2024
From Really Good Books, Stockport, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since July 23, 2024
About this Item
The received wisdom is that our 'case-hardened' anti-hero, Meursault, is outside usual bourgeois notions of sensibility and emotion but this did not, according to Sartre, make Camus an existentialist, a label the author himself also rejected.As an Algerian he was beyond the pale anyway, the original stranger. First published in French in 1942, much adolescent angst has been expended since on this slim novella, usually inLivre de PocheorFolioformat. This version, on the other hand, istoute autre chose- a very handsome volume indeed with a superb cover by Edward Bawden. Given the strictures under which this was produced, it's amazing to see it in such good condition today, and it should be kept well away from any student bedroom. The book's boards are clean and good and just a little worn to top edge. Text block is fine with no foxing to this cheap war economy paper. The unclipped jacket has marginal losses to spine top and is slightly grubby verso. . Seller Inventory # 2405010
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Outsider (trad. Stuart Gilbert, ...
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Publication Date: 1946
Binding: Hardback
Condition: Near fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Very good
Edition: 1st UK, 1st impression.
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