| The Meursault Investigation Contributor(s): Daoud, Kamel (Author), Al-Kaisi, Fajer (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1511321946 ISBN-13: 9781511321945 Publisher: Audible Studios on Brilliance OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: August 2015 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Middle Eastern - Literary Collections | European - French |
| Dewey: 843.92 |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 6.44" W x 5.46" (0.31 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: He was the brother of "the Arab" killed by the infamous Meursault, the antihero of Camus' 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. In a bar in Oran, night after night, he ruminates on his solitude, on his broken heart, 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 story, in which he both endorses and criticizes one of the most famous novels in the world. A worthy complement to its great predecessor, The Meursault 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Daoud, Kamel: - Kamel Daoud is an Algerian journalist based in Oran, where he writes for the Quotidien d'Oran--the third largest French-language Algerian newspaper. He contributes a weekly column to Le Point, and his articles have appeared in Liberation, Le Monde, Courrier International, and are regularly reprinted around the world. A finalist for the Prix Goncourt, The Meursault Investigation won the Prix Francois Mauriac and the Prix des Cinq-Continents de la francophonie. International rights to the novel have been sold in twenty countries. A dramatic adaptation of The Meursault Investigation will be performed at the 2015 Festival d'Avignon, and a feature film is slated for release in 2017. |