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The Stranger — Camus’s novel, published in 1942 under the Occupation
Written by an unknown author and printed amid a paper shortage, it appeared in four thousand four hundred copies which the publisher divided into eight fictitious « editions ». The copies meant for the author were lost on the way to Oran, where he was living; he received only one. (Editorial synthesis)
Recorded author of The Stranger: Albert Camus.
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