{"product_id":"the-outsider-ltranger-ben-okri-9781786826657","title":"(L'etranger) the Outsider","description":"\u003cp\u003eCamus' sparse parable about the human condition is one of the great stories of the 20th Century, here adapted for the stage by Booker prize winner Ben Okri. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA faceless man who can no longer pretend, Mersault commits a senseless murder under the glare of the Algerian sun. On trial he feels distanced from proceedings, he is castigated for not expressing remorse, for not crying at his mother's funeral, and is forced to confront the hypocrisy and injustice of society. In an age where we are being increasingly told what to feel, \u003ci\u003eThe Outsider\u003c\/i\u003e is a blast of uncompromising honesty. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlbert Camus, French novelist, essayist, philosopher and Nobel laureate, was one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th Century. Ben Okri, author of The Famished Road, is one of contemporary literature's most important writers. This adaption brings them together for a rare dramatisation of one of modern literature's most celebrated works.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Albert Camus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1786826658\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781786826657\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oberon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Albert Camus","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43984320168191,"sku":"9781786826657","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6fe95bfd-f163-4671-bf44-56c4f91e1944.jpg?v=1683271710","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-outsider-ltranger-ben-okri-9781786826657","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}