It is a retelling of albert camuss 1942 novel, the stranger. Buy meursault, contreenquete babel by daoud kamel isbn. The first edition of the novel was published in october 20, and was written by kamel daoud. Lecrivain algerien kamel daoud a ete recompense ce 5 mai par le goncourt du premier roman pour meursault, contreenquete, paru chez actes sud en 2014. This article examines kamel daouds treatment of solidarity and the absurd in meursault, contreenquete and posits that the question of how to live in solidarity with others is central to the novel, although the word solidarity never appears in it. Kamel daoud, goncourt du premier roman france culture. Growing up in the small town of hadjout formerly known as marengo, the town where meursaults mother lived he feels isolated and imprisoned by grief. First published in algeria by barzakh editions in october 20, it was reissued in france by actes sud may 2014. Kamel daouds meursault, contreenquete by suzanne ruta the algerian novelist and journalist kamel daoud publishes a pithy, fastpaced critique of algerian society five times a week in the frenchlanguage daily quotidien doran, and on facebook. Haroun, an elderly algerian, is the brother of moussa, meursaults victim, the nameless arab shot on the beach, although, as he. Meursault, contreenquete by kamel daoud world literature today.
Information about the openaccess article solidarity and the absurd in kamel daouds meursault, contreenquete in doaj. Readers value his insight, his poetry, his welldirected rage. He currently edits the frenchlanguage daily le quotidien doran, for which he writes a popular column, raina raikoum our opinion, your opinion. Read meursault, contreenquete by kamel daoud available from rakuten kobo. The meursault investigation, algerian journalist kamel daouds first novel, winner of the goncourt firstnovel prize, and from now on an indispensable companion to camus, is narrated by the. Dans meursault, contreenquete, kamel daoud entend rendre justice a larabe anonyme victime du narrateur dans letranger et lui restituer son identite. Topics frenchpdf collection opensource language english. Oct 16, 2014 kamel daoud vous presente son ouvrage meursault, contreenquete aux editions actes sud.
For daoud, the novel is above all an opportunity to engage. Meursault, contreenquete kamel daoud le tour du nombril. Jun 24, 2015 the meursault investigation, algerian journalist kamel daouds first novel, winner of the goncourt firstnovel prize, and from now on an indispensable companion to camus, is narrated by the. Editions of the meursault investigation by kamel daoud. In kamel daoud s the meursault investigation, a tourdeforce reimagining of camuss the outsider, from the point of view of the mute arab victims, the author seeks not to reindict the colonizing french but to relate all the disappointments that the dream of free algeria has produced for the natives, partic. May 07, 2014 depuis 2014, il tient une chronique hebdomadaire dans le point. Kamel daoud ecrivain dexpression francaise, a obtenu le goncourt du premier roman en 2015 pour son ouvrage meursault, contreenquete actes sud, 2014. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 143 pages and is available in paperback format. Kamel daoud vous presente son ouvrage meursault, contre enquete aux editions actes sud.
Daoud is an algerian author writing in french, and his novelannounced in its title and very first lineis a creative reworking of albert camuss classic 1942. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Daouds novel is a counterinvestigation, contreenquete a rewriting, rather as jean rhys rewrote jane eyre, but unlike rhyss novel, the story is told with sympathy for the narrator and for camus. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the meursault investigation. Depuis 2014, il tient une chronique hebdomadaire dans le point. Kamel daoud took the same approach for his counterargument, with his novel the meursault investigation. Solidarity and the absurd in kamel daouds meursault. The meursault investigation, by kamel daoud the new. A novel kindle edition by daoud, kamel, cullen, john. Its publication in france was followed by nominations for many prizes and awards. One of the key components to philosophy is the ability to argue your point, this is done in many different ways and albert camus novel the stranger does exactly that.