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The Stranger The Original Unabridged and Complete Edition (Albert Camus Classics)

Albert Camus

The Stranger (French: L'Étranger [l‿e.tʁɑ̃.ʒe]), also published in English as The Outsider, is a 1942 novella written by French author Albert Camus. The first of Camus' novels published in his lifetime, the story follows Meursault, an indifferent settler in French Algeria, who, weeks after his mothe...

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Hidden Brain

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Hidden Brain

The author felt like Camus' stranger in a strange land, feeling out of place in Wisconsin.

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I felt like Camus' stranger in a way, like I am in a strange land that I just physically, temperature-wise, climate-wise, people-wise, I felt like a fish out of water.

— Episode: Happiness 2.0: The Reset Button

Episode: Happiness 2.0: The Reset Button

The author felt like Camus' stranger in a strange land, feeling out of place in Wisconsin.

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I felt like Camus' stranger in a way, like I am in a strange land that I just physically, temperature-wise, climate-wise, people-wise, I felt like a fish out of water.

The Megyn Kelly Show

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The Megyn Kelly Show

It was mentioned as a source of insight into the psychology of a character who feels nothing and eventually commits murder, potentially similar to Kohberger's alleged actions.

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Camus' The Stranger opens up with a character who talks about feeling nothing that eventually leads to a murder on the beach.

— Episode: Idaho College Murders: Who is Suspect Br...

Episode: Idaho College Murders: Who is Suspect Bryan Kohber...

It was mentioned as a source of insight into the psychology of a character who feels nothing and eventually commits murder, potentially similar to Kohberger's alleged actions.

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Camus' The Stranger opens up with a character who talks about feeling nothing that eventually leads to a murder on the beach.

Episode: FULL Deep Dive Into Bryan Kohberger and the Idaho...

The book was cited as an example of existential literature, noted for its opening line about a character feeling nothing, to illustrate a point about emotionlessness.

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Camus the stranger opens up with a character who talks about feeling nothing that eventually leads to a murder.

Modern Wisdom

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Modern Wisdom

Camus's existential novel was mentioned in passing while discussing his body of work.

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The Stranger is often brought up when talking about Camus.

— Episode: #1012 - Alex O’Connor & Joe Folley - Is...

Episode: #1012 - Alex O’Connor & Joe Folley - Is Being Smar...

Camus's existential novel was mentioned in passing while discussing his body of work.

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The Stranger is often brought up when talking about Camus.

Episode: #974 - Joe Folley - Existential Philosophy, Nietzs...

Camus's early novel was mentioned as a key example of existential literature dealing with depression and alienation.

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Camus's early novels, like The Stranger is kind of the novel that he's most known for. It's sort of about a really depressed person or somebody that really struggles to connect with reality or other people in any way.

The Rewatchables

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The Rewatchables

The panel mentioned that the movie draws heavily from Camus's existential novel "The Stranger."

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I think it also draws heavily from The Stranger and the idea of like an existential sort of mindset.

— Episode: ‘The Gambler’ (2014) With Bill Simmons a...

Episode: ‘The Gambler’ (2014) With Bill Simmons and Chris R...

The panel mentioned that the movie draws heavily from Camus's existential novel "The Stranger."

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I think it also draws heavily from The Stranger and the idea of like an existential sort of mindset.

Philosophize This!

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Philosophize This!

The book follows the detached protagonist Meursault, who displays apathy towards societal expectations and commits murder seemingly without remorse. It explores themes of absurdity and challenges conventional notions of morality and human nature.

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Mother died today.

— Episode: Episode #088 ... Sartre and Camus pt. 3...

Episode: Episode #088 ... Sartre and Camus pt. 3 - The Grea...

The book follows the detached protagonist Meursault, who displays apathy towards societal expectations and commits murder seemingly without remorse. It explores themes of absurdity and challenges conventional notions of morality and human nature.

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Mother died today.

Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang

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Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang

Bowen Yang mentioned the book, specifically highlighting the 'true grew of the Camus', indicating they had possibly discussed or read it in the context of a Fire Island trip and Joe Castle Baker's presence there.

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It's as if I had the experience myself. Yes. I mean, just the true grew of the Camus. Do you know what I'm saying?

— Episode: “Are You A Slut?” (w/ Joe Castle Baker)

Episode: “Are You A Slut?” (w/ Joe Castle Baker)

Bowen Yang mentioned the book, specifically highlighting the 'true grew of the Camus', indicating they had possibly discussed or read it in the context of a Fire Island trip and Joe Castle Baker's presence there.

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It's as if I had the experience myself. Yes. I mean, just the true grew of the Camus. Do you know what I'm saying?

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