
L'Etranger. Albert Camus
by Michel Mougenot · first published 2000
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Why HN recommends it
A short, spare novel of alienation and indifference. It is among the favorite and formative reads of many, and it pairs well with other classic fiction. Suited to fans of philosophical literature.
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- Gödel, Escher, Bach, Douglas Hofstadter - Principles, Ray Dalio - L'Etranger, Albert Camus - Les Fleurs du Mal, Charles Baudelaire - The Dao of Capital, Mark Spitznagel - Howl, Allen Ginsberg - On the Road, Jack Kerouac I could go on and on...
on “Ask HN: Which books have made you introspect?” ↗A good article on the importance of fiction from a scientifically validated point of view: http://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2012/04/28/why-fiction-good... Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury L'Etranger - Albert Camus Frankenstein - Mary Shelley Metamorphosis - Ovid Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood The Picadilly Papers - Charles Dickens Permutation City - Greg Egan Fiction allows us to experience the most intimate…
on “How You Know” ↗Here is what comes to my mind a my all favorite books: * no exit - jean-paul sartre * brave new world - adolous huxley * 1984 - george orwell * foucault's pendolum - umberto eco * l'etranger - albert camus * 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - jules vernes
on “Ask HN: Interesting (Non software) books?” ↗Code complete was a great early read for someone who already knew the basics of programming L'etranger Albert Camus, for the same reasons as jjgreen A Herbert Shilt book on C programming but could have been K&R instead, was part of the process from moving from simple basic coding to software development
on “Ask HN: What three books impacted your career the most?” ↗L'etranger - Albert Camus Le mythe de sisyphe - Albert Camus
on “Ask HN: What are the books that changed the perspective of your life?” ↗