Absolutely.

For the general gist, yes. Not for deeper understanding or study.
As with any book in translation, it is possible to lose something of the original. Depends on the translator. If you are even remotely capable of reading it in the original French, then I'd advise doing so.

The worst I've come across is L'Étranger translations.
What the translation would not translate is the name of the protagonist, Meursault.
Meursault = meurt seul which means dies alone
A meaningful name in the context of the story, and in the context of existentialism.

Sorry for waffling. TL;DR: definitely read it but go further and discuss the nuances online with a community which includes French-speakers.

Happy to discuss any of his books with you.

Wish I could say I’ve read a lot of philosophy but I haven’t sadly. However Prometheus Rising is a book that changed a huge amount of my perspective on life and the world and shaped a huge portion of my political and ontological beliefs. The funny thing is I read articles and encyclopaedia pages about a lot of philosophers to where I know a decent amount compared to the average person but I just don’t have the time on my hands to be digesting that kind of media (thanks college).

not sure where to post this but finally watched the chomsky/foucault debate and this s*** was enlightening.

I love philosophy and want to read or listen to the majority of the books recommended itt, but I'll probably listen to all of Philosophize This! first

Are there any writers similar to Camus? Would love to read philosophical fiction with a similar prose

hey @Einfinet, i remember you were super active in the books/literature thread from ktt. do you have any philosophy book recs?

Not too sure there are many who write like Camus (which is why he is so renowned, of course) but here are some authors and their works that people who like Camus would enjoy. All are of similar thematic structure.

Kafka;

• The Trial
• The Castle
• The Metamorphosis

Patrick Suskind:

• Perfume
• The Pigeon

Dino Buzzati

• The Tartar Steppe

Hey, I’m only really invested in philosophy of literature and then social criticism which isn’t strictly philosophical, but I recommend Christina Sharpe’s “In the Wake: On Blackness and Being” for anyone interested in a contemporary account on that subject- it’s easy to read too

Good recommendations in here

IN

Fanged Noumena

this sounds interesting

is it something really deep ? were u have to read every sentence twice

or like an easy read

It’s a shame nietzsche has been wrongly associated to nazism and extremism because the man has been 100 years ahead of everyone

Why you hate him so much?

Ty for putting me on camus btw

what have you read of his so far? the stranger? i also recommend the myth of sisyphus by camus

Yesh just finished the stranger, was great. Gonna download sisyphus now

unrelated but have you read Camus' A Happy Death? Was thinking about reading that after Exile and the Kingdom, but it just seems like a first attempt at The Stranger.

Unfortunately I have not, but I’ve read the same from reviews and such scattered across the web. Sounds like a novel in which Camus was still yet to find his feet as an author and a philosopher.

If you’re itching for some more Camus I’d recommend The Fall. It’s so unlike The Plague or The Stranger but there’s something so enticing about it. Sartre referred to it as “the most beautiful but misunderstood” book.

i've read The Fall, probably my least favorite (not saying it is bad though)

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius