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The Meursault Investigation by Kamel Daoud (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
The Meursault Investigation by Kamel Daoud (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
The Meursault Investigation by Kamel Daoud (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Meursault Investigation by Kamel Daoud, which is a sort of epilogue to Camus’ novel The Stranger. It raises interesting questions about the Algerian identity and the French occupation, as it focuses on the family of ‘the Arab’ killed by Meursault, and their attempts to uncover the truth behind this murder. The book has been listed by Publishers Weekly as one of the 150 best novels of the year and has been awarded the Prix Goncourt for first novels, one of the most coveted French prizes for literature. Daoud is is an Algerian writer and, while The Meursault Investigation is his only novel, he is known for his popular newspaper column. This debut novel is an interesting take on a classic piece of literature, and is a must-read for anybody who enjoyed The Stranger. 

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LanguageEnglish
Release dateDec 7, 2015
ISBN9782806272386
The Meursault Investigation by Kamel Daoud (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

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    Francophone Algerian author and journalist

    Born in Mostaganem (Algeria) in 1970

    Notable works:

    La fable du nain (2003), novel

    L’arabe et le Vaste Pays de Ô… (2008), short story

    Le Minotaure 504 (2011), short story collection

    After completing university studies in literature, Kamel Douad decided to write in French, believing the Arabic language to be overloaded with ideology. He was hired in 1994 by the Quotidien d’Oran, he published chronicles before becoming editor-in-chief. Politically engaged, he took part in the protests of the ‘Arab Spring’ in 2011. That same year, he published his short story collection, Le Minotaure 504, which was nominated for the short story Prix Goncourt. Sensitive to the growing politicization of Islam and the growing importance of religious movements, he decided to write The Meursault Investigation, a re-writing of The Stranger by Camus (French writer, 1913-1960) from another perspective, to raise awareness in Algeria of the country’s dysfunctions.

    An endangered national identity

    Genre: sociological novel

    Reference edition: Douad, K. (2014) Meursault, contre-enquête. Paris: Actes Sud.¹

    First edition: 2013 (Algeria), 2014 (France)

    Themes: crime, identity, Algeria, Albert Camus, the Absurd, existence

    The Meursault Investigation is Kamel Daoud’s first novel. This work, which received the Prix Goncourt for a debut novel in 2015 and was directly inspired by The Stranger by Camus, approaches the story from another perspective: that of the Arab killed by Meursault, the main character of Camus’ novel.

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