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Title: The Meursault Investigation
Author: Kamel Daoud, John Cullen - translator
Narrator: Fajer Al-Kaisi
Format: Unabridged
Length: 4 hrs and 7 mins
Language: English
Release date: 06-02-15
Publisher: Audible Studios
Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 126 votes
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
He was the brother of "the Arab" killed by the infamous Meursault, the antihero of Camus' classic novel. Seventy years after that event, Harun, who has lived since childhood in the shadow of his sibling's memory, refuses to let him remain anonymous: He gives his brother a story and a name - Musa - and describes the events that led to Musa's casual murder on a dazzlingly sunny beach. In a bar in Oran, night after night, he ruminates on his solitude, on his broken heart, on his anger with men desperate for a god, and on his disarray when faced with a country that has so disappointed him. A stranger among his own people, he wants to be granted, finally, the right to die.
The Stranger is of course central to Daoud's story, in which he both endorses and criticizes one of the most famous novels in the world. A worthy complement to its great predecessor, The Meursault Investigation is not only a profound meditation on Arab identity and the disastrous effects of colonialism in Algeria but also a stunning work of literature in its own right, told in a unique and affecting voice.
Critic Reviews:
"A tour-de-force reimagining of Camuss The Stranger, from the point of view of the mute Arab victims." (The New Yorker)
"Fajer Al-Kaisi's performance of this fascinating and disturbing book is crisp and beautifully articulated.... This audio production makes a striking novel of ideas a rich and human experience." (AudioFile)
