The Meursault Investigation: A Novel

The Meursault Investigation: A Novel

Best Translated Novel of the Decade â€“ Lit Hub

A New York Times Notable Book of 2015Â â€”Â Michiko Kakutani, The Top Books of 2015,Â New York TimesÂ â€”Â TIME MagazineÂ Top Ten Books of 2015Â â€”Â Publishers WeeklyÂ Best Books of the YearÂ â€”Â Financial TimesÂ Best Books of the Year

â€œA tour-de-force reimagining of Camusâ€™sÂ The Stranger, from the point of view of the mute Arab victims.â€Â â€”The New Yorker
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He was the brother of â€œthe Arabâ€ killed by the infamous Meursault, the antihero of Camusâ€™s classic novel. Seventy years after that event, Harun, who has lived since childhood in the shadow of his siblingâ€™s memory, refuses to let him remain anonymous: he gives his brother a story and a nameâ€”Musaâ€”and describes the events that led to Musaâ€™s casual murder on a dazzlingly sunny beach.
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In a bar in Oran, night after night, he ruminates on his solitude, on his broken heart, on his anger with men desperate for a god, and on his disarray when faced with a country that has so disappointed him. A stranger among his own people, he wants to be granted, finally, the right to die.
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The Stranger is of course central to Daoudâ€™s story, in which he both endorses and criticizes one of the most famous novels in the world. A worthy complement to its great predecessor, The Meursault Investigation is not only a profound meditation on Arab identity and the disastrous effects of colonialism in Algeria, but also a stunning work of literature in its own right, told in a unique and affecting voice.
Country USA
Brand Other Press
Manufacturer Other Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 42472639
Color Cream
ReleaseDate 2015-06-02
UnitCount 1
Format International Edition
EANs 9781590517512

Country	USA
Brand	Other Press
Manufacturer	Other Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	42472639
Color	Cream
ReleaseDate	2015-06-02
UnitCount	1
Format	International Edition
EANs	9781590517512

The Meursault Investigation: A Novel

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