{"product_id":"the-meursault-investigation-9781590517512","title":"The Meursault Investigation","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eBest Translated Novel of the Decade - \u003ci\u003eLit Hub\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA New York Times Notable Book of 2015 -- \u003cb\u003eMichiko Kakutani, The Top Books of 2015, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-- \u003cb\u003eTIME Magazine \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eTop Ten Books of 2015 \u003cb\u003e-- \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eBest Books of the Year \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e-- \u003cb\u003eFinancial Times \u003c\/b\u003eBest Books of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A tour-de-force reimagining of Camus's \u003ci\u003eThe Stranger\u003c\/i\u003e, from the point of view of the mute Arab victims.\" \u003ci\u003e--The New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Stranger \u003c\/i\u003eis 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Meursault Investigation \u003c\/i\u003eis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKamel Daoud \u003c\/b\u003eis an Algerian journalist based in Oran, where he writes for the \u003ci\u003eQuotidien d'Oran\u003c\/i\u003e--the third largest French-language Algerian newspaper. He contributes a weekly column to \u003ci\u003eLe Point, \u003c\/i\u003eand his articles have appeared in \u003ci\u003eLibération, Le Monde, Courrier International, \u003c\/i\u003eand are regularly reprinted around the world. A finalist for the Prix Goncourt, \u003ci\u003eThe Meursault Investigation \u003c\/i\u003ewon the Prix François 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Meursault Investigation \u003c\/i\u003ewill be performed at the 2015 Festival d'Avignon, and a feature film is slated for release in 2017. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Cullen\u003c\/b\u003e was the translator of many books from Spanish, French, German, and Italian, including Siegfried Lenz's \u003ci\u003eThe Turncoat\u003c\/i\u003e, Juli Zeh's \u003ci\u003eEmpty Hearts\u003c\/i\u003e, Patrick Modiano's \u003ci\u003eVilla Triste\u003c\/i\u003e, Kamel Daoud's \u003ci\u003eThe Meursault Investigation\u003c\/i\u003e, and Philippe Claudel's \u003ci\u003eBrodeck\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Other Press (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50515869335826,"sku":"9781590517512","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_494615df-3383-41d9-9e6c-5ce598bb0558.jpg?v=1731014164","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-meursault-investigation-9781590517512","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}