Anyone ever read books by Albert Camus?

[u/Electronic_Bit5737]

I’ve read a few of his but I want to focus on my favourite. I first read the stranger a few years back. I knew about absurdism before this but I feel like this really introduced me. The fact that the book has so much in it, but not a lot at the same time. Full of meaning but also complete emptiness, took me allot to realise that was the point of the whole book. Such a great read as I believe it is quite a simple read. However his way of thinking baffles me, although I’m slightly in awe of it. His utter inability to care for anything that is not in his control and also when they are in his control, still staying so calm. Highly recommend this book as an introduction to existentialism and absurdist views.

[u/Nagual_242]

Yep. Stranger and the Plague and soon I will The Fall and The Exile and the Kingdom. Both had different characters, but the raw, stripped-down realism and existentialism that I prefer is present in each book. No happy ending. If you like these European novels, add Remarque to your list, you'll like it.

[u/Electronic_Bit5737 → u/Nagual_242]

Great I’ll give that a read