A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for selected works by Albert Camus, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957. Titles in this study guide include The Stranger, The Myth of Sisyphus, The Rebel, The State of Siege, The Misunderstanding, The Just Assassins, Requiem for a Nun, The Possessed, The First Man, The Fall, Exile and the Kingdom, The Plague, Caligula, Summer, Betwixt and Between, Nuptials, Letters to a German Friend, and Summer. As a notable French Algerian writer of philosophical literature in the early 1940s, Camus’s essays, novels, and playwrights focused on his moralist political stance and brought absurdism to light in the era of twentieth-century philosophy. Moreover, Camus is said to have written “on every subject that demanded a position,” which can be seen in his diverse literary works on ethics, humanity, and politics. This Bright Notes Study Guide explores the context and history of Camus’s classic work, helping students to thoroughly explore the reasons they have stood the literary test of time. Each Bright Notes Study Guide contains: - Introductions to the Author and the Work - Character Summaries - Plot Guides - Section and Chapter Overviews - Test Essay and Study Q&As The Bright Notes Study Guide series offers an in-depth tour of more than 275 classic works of literature, exploring characters, critical commentary, historical background, plots, and themes. This set of study guides encourages readers to dig deeper in their understanding by including essay questions and answers as well as topics for further research.

With the intrigue of a psychological thriller, Camus's masterpiece gives us the story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on an Algerian beach. Behind the intrigue, Camus explores what he termed "the nakedness of man faced with the absurd" and describes the condition of reckless alienation and spiritual exhaustion that characterized so much of twentieth-century life. First published in 1946; now in translation by Matthew Ward.

A Study Guide for Albert Camus's "The Stranger," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students.This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.

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This study guide on the novel "The Stranger" (L’Étranger, Albert Camus), written by a French native, contains around 60 pages (approximately 15,500 words) and over 50 illustrations to help understand the text. The summary of the work is complemented by an in-depth analysis, which goes straight to the point. This book note is designed to help you interpret the novel in a lively way and in a short time. The following chapters are covered: - Biography of Albert Camus and explanation of his work (with the description of his three cycles: Absurd, Revolt, Love); - Presentation and key points of the book (with a discussion of the meaning of the title, and a full list of the main and secondary characters); - Summary of each of the eleven chapters (14 pages with illustrations); - Literary aspects of the work; - Philosophical aspects and other characteristics of the work; - Suggested additional resources related to the book. NB: the novel written by Albert Camus is not included.

Need help understanding the writing of Albert Camus? Ray's Study Guides will meet your needs. This guide for students is aimed to support the study of the two texts, not to replace that study. The Myth of Sisyphus provides Camus' philosophical introduction to The Stranger. Introductions and commentaries keep readers on-track, but the questions are designed to get you thinking and talking and deepen your understanding.