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24 books recommended for fans of The Stranger by Albert Camus, tied together by themes of Literary Collections and Philosophy.

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Each title here shares meaningful common ground with The Stranger — in theme, mood, or literary style.

Meditations

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Nature

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Eugenics and Other Evils

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Post-Prandial Philosophy (1894)

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The Republic

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The Western Lands

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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding In Four Books; Volume 1 — John Locke

JOHN. LOCKE

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The Philosopher’s Handbook Essential Readings from Plato to Kant

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The History of King Richard the Third

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An Appeal to the Toiling, Oppressed and Exhausted Peoples of Europe

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The Book of Tea

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Hrafnkel’s Saga and Other Icelandic Stories

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The Progress of Romance And the History of Charoba, Queen of Aegypt

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Themes: Literary Collections • Philosophy

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On Democracy

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Themes: Literary Collections • Philosophy

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The Law of Nations Or Principles of the Law of Nature, Applied to the Conduct and Affairs of Nations and Sovereigns (1853)

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Political and Spiritual Essays on Religion, Environment, Disability, and Justice

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Themes: Literary Collections • Philosophy

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La Frontiere (1894)

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Themes: Literary Collections

If The Stranger by Albert Camus is on your shelf, these 24 titles belong there too. Connected by Literary Collections, Philosophy and selected for literary and thematic overlap. Featuring work by Marcus Aurelius, Eric J. Silverman, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Ralph Emerson, and others.