The Stranger is a book of many facets and meanings most of which are not immediately apparent. In fact without in depth analysis the entire point of the book is easily missed. The manner of story telling in The Stranger is unique and at first hard to come to grips with. It is not the story that is especially complex but the manner in which it is told The story begins with the death of …showed first 75 words of 1312 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1312 total…book not in content exactly but in style, the implied feelings are at first hard to come to grips with but with perseverance, a wonderfully complex book begins to take shape. The possibilities of interpretation are endless and varied. The only criticism I could level at it is that I'm sure that much of it's meaning is lost in translation which may be a large part of what makes it initially so hard to understand.