A French teacher in a small Algerian village during the Algerian War forms an unexpected bond with a dissident who is ordered to be turned in to the authorities.

《局外人》是诺贝尔文学奖获奖者加缪的成名之作，被让-保罗•萨特称赞为“一部经典之作，一部理性之作”。书中讲述了一个对世事冷漠、麻木的年轻人，偶然被卷入一场冲突，并犯下杀人之罪，最后竟因他“在母亲的葬礼上没有哭”而遭到法庭的处决。作者通过第一视角冷静而客观地叙述，营造出一种孤独、绝望的气氛，深刻揭示和探讨了荒谬、虚伪的社会现实。