Review: 'Exile and the Kingdom' by Albert Camus

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'Exile and the Kingdom' by Albert Camus, 166 pages - Instagram @c_reads_books

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Exile and the Kingdom by Albert Camus contains six stories told from a variety of perspectives, all of which portray people at odds with the world around them. The stories are titled The Adulterous Wife, The Renegade, or A Confused Mind, The Voiceless, The Guest, Jonas, or The Artist at Work, and The Growing Stone. Although the six stories differ in everything from location to characters to topics, they all explore the human struggle of exile and belonging, in a perpetual search for a secure and accepting kingdom of one’s own.

I really liked this book. Specifically, my personal favorite stories were The Adulterous Wife, The Guest, and Jonas, or The Artist at Work. I really enjoyed how Camus explored the central idea of exile and acceptance through such a wide range of stories, with each one adding a new layer to the book’s overall meaning and message. I am also a big fan of Camus’ writing style and choice of subject matter, having already read and loved The Stranger, another really powerful work of his. Overall, I really liked this book, and would recommend it to any fan of Camus, or just powerful and thought provoking stories!