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The Stranger by Albert Camus
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The Stranger (French: L'Étranger), also published in English as The Outsider, is a 1942 novella by French author Albert Camus. Its theme and outlook are often cited as examples of Camus' philosophy, absurdism, coupled with existentialism; though Camus personally rejected the latter label. The title...
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Reading Time Estimates
2h 45m
slow reader
180 WPM
1h 59m
average reader
250 WPM
1h 25m
fast reader
350 WPM
📖 29,700 words📅 4 days at 30 min/day
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2 h 12 min
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