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467 points · 883 comments · dan-bailey

  1. asphodele · · focus · HN ↗
    The Outsider (L'Étranger) will give you something to think about. Camus' idea with this novel was to see what would happen to a character who went through life only telling the truth.
    1. colechristensen · · focus · HN ↗
      I didn't realize it was published under two separate english translated titles
    2. ball_of_lint · · focus · HN ↗
      Big fan of Camus; I found The Fall and The Plague to both be stronger books than The Stranger
    3. jonahx · · focus · HN ↗
      I've never heard it referred to as "The Outsider" before, and I've heard it referred to a lot. TIL it has been published under that name, but "The Stranger" is the title it's typically known as in English:

      <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;The_Stranger_(Camus_novel)" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;The_Stranger_(Camus_novel)

      1. jgwil2 · · focus · HN ↗
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