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The Stranger

The Graphic Novel

Albert Camus author Sandra Smith translator Jacques Ferrandez illustrator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Pegasus Books

Published:7th Jun '16

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

The Stranger cover

A visually stunning adaptation of Albert Camus’ masterpiece that offers an exciting new graphic interpretation while retaining the book’s unique atmosphere.

The day his mother dies, Meursault notices that it is very hot on the bus that is taking him from Algiers to the retirement home where his mother lived; so hot that he falls asleep.

Later, while waiting for the wake to begin, the harsh electric lights in the room make him extremely uncomfortable, so he gratefully accepts the coffee the caretaker offers him and smokes a cigarette. The same burning sun that so oppresses him during the funeral walk will once again blind the calm, reserved Meursault as he walks along a deserted beach a few days later—leading him to commit an irreparable act.

This new illustrated edition of Camus's classic novel The Stranger portrays an enigmatic man who commits a senseless crime and then calmly, and apparently indifferently, sits through his trial and hears himself condemned to death.

"Ferrandez excels with the pale vistas and brilliant light of Algeria, almost a character in the story. This expressive and attractive version of Camus’s challenging parable makes a fine introduction to the work for older teens through adults." * Library Journal *

ISBN: 9781681771359

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm

Weight: 846g

144 pages