The Meursault investigation
(Book)
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Author
Contributors
Cullen, John, 1942- translator.
Published
New York : Other Press, [2015?].
Physical Desc
143 pages ; 22 cm
Status
Ashland Library
F DAOUD K
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F DAOUD K
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Central Point Library Branch
F DAOUD K
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F DAOUD K
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Published
New York : Other Press, [2015?].
Format
Book
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"Originally published in French as Meursault, contre-enquête by Éditions Barzakh in Algeria in 2013, and by Actes Sud in France in 2014"--Title page verso.
Citation/References
Kirkus Reviews,,May 15, 2015
Citation/References
Library Journal,,June 01, 2015
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Publishers Weekly Starred Reviews
Citation/References
Publishers Weekly,,April 20, 2015
Description
"This response to Camus's The Stranger is at once a love story and a political manifesto about post-colonial Algeria, Islam, and the irrelevance of Arab lives. He was the brother of "the Arab" killed by the infamous Meursault, the antihero of Camus's 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. Harun is an old man tormented by frustration. In a bar in Oran, night after night, he ruminates on his solitude, 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 novel, in which he both endorses and criticizes one of the most famous novels in the world. A worthy complement to its great predecessor, The Mersault 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."--,Provided by publisher.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Daoud, K., & Cullen, J. (2015). The Meursault investigation . Other Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Daoud, Kamel and John Cullen. 2015. The Meursault Investigation. Other Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Daoud, Kamel and John Cullen. The Meursault Investigation Other Press, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Daoud, Kamel,, and John Cullen. The Meursault Investigation Other Press, 2015.
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