About the Book: Albert Camus’s The Outsider is a landmark existential novel exploring alienation, morality, conformity and the absurdity of human existence. Meursault, an emotionally detached man who refuses to pretend or conform to society’s expectations, becomes an outsider after his mother’s death and a seemingly senseless act of violence on a beach near Algiers. As he faces the judgement of both society and the law, his lack of remorse becomes as significant as the crime itself. Profound and thought-provoking, Camus’s classic examines freedom, identity, justice and what it means to live authentically.