Meursault lives a quiet, detached life, untouched by the conventions and expectations that govern those around him. After his mother’s death, a chain of ordinary events leads him to commit an irreversible act. In court, his silence and emotional distance seem to weigh almost as heavily as the crime itself. With stark, lucid prose, Albert Camus explores absurdity, isolation, and humanity’s confrontation with death. A haunting modern classic about judgment, meaning, and the unsettling freedom of refusing to pretend.
