The Stranger is a philosophical novel by Albert Camus about a man’s mental breakdown after his mother’s death. The story presents the protagonist’s first-person narrative before and after he commits a crime. The Stranger explores themes of existentialism, individualism, loss, and death.
The Beach is a painting by Alice Maynard inspired by the murder scene on the beach in Albert Camus’s The Stranger. Geometrical shapes and colors are used to convey heat, isolation, and violence.