The Meursault Investigation
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The Meursault Investigation
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Narrated by:
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Fajer Al-Kaisi
About this listen
He was the brother of "the Arab" killed by the infamous Meursault, the antihero of Camus' classic novel. Seventy years after that event, Harun, who has lived since childhood in the shadow of his sibling's memory, refuses to let him remain anonymous: He gives his brother a story and a name - Musa - and describes the events that led to Musa's casual murder on a dazzlingly sunny beach. 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.
The Stranger is of course central to Daoud'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.
©2013 Editions Barzakh, Alger. 2014 Actes Sud. Translation 2015 Other Press. (P)2015 Audible, Inc.Critic Reviews
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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- graham smith
- 23-02-2016
Nothing interesting here ...
struggled to finish and gave up. reads like a first novel, or a college creative writing class effort.
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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- Anonymous User
- 12-01-2023
A Disturbingly Interpretation of the Stranger
Daoud’s justification for hatred, revenge and murder against Camus’s exploration of a lack of morality leading to murder represents a very disturbing interpretation of the Stranger. In 1942 Camus didn’t know Germany would lose WW2 and 30,000 French Civilians had been murdered during occupation - making his message of the importance of morality extremely important but this was missed in the Mersault Investigation.
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