The Meursault Investigation
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The Meursault Investigation

by Kamel Daoud

2013•Drama•153 pages

Taste attributes: dramapoliticalpsychologicalcrimeslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricateemotive & stirringsocial commentaryinjustice/tragedy/vengeancetroubled leads

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Boxlist takeA serious, grounded novel: original and moving. Best if you like depth over escapism.

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About This Book

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.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaPoliticalPsychologicalCrimeSocial commentaryInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceTroubled leads

Subjects

ArabsAlgeriaLITERARY COLLECTIONS / Middle EasternPsychologicalPoliticalMeurtreMortMurder

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Author
Kamel Daoud
Published
2013
Pages
153
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