Albert Camus discussion

The Stranger by far.

The Stranger. The Fall would be my second choice. I debated this when buying a Camus novel to introduce a friend to his writing.

I've already read Stranger and I just started reading Fall.after finishing it I'll answer !

Camus's final novel was The Fall and it is fairly evident with the complexity of the concepts in it that is is a culmination of prior thoughts. The Stranger is more straightforward, and is likely a better introduction to Camus. The Fall however complex, is a beautiful piece of work, and should be read after some type of introduction to absurdist thought.

For me, comparing the Stranger to the Fall is like comparing a once in a lifetime work of towering genius to an interesting experiment in 2nd person.  Its like comparing Moby Dick to Typee. Like comparing Lolita to some other work by Nabakov.  Like comparing Shakespeare's plays to his poems.  If you ever feel like you're getting bored with Stranger study it in the original French.  It really pays off the little bit of extra-work required.  There's a great audio CD which will help. 

Is he still on his motorcycle?

The stranger for me, read it in school and blew me away, would love to read it in french

why not both

I would definitely pick The Stranger. I have read it a couple of times in English and I am now starting to work my way through the original French text. I am just learning French, so it is slow going, but so far I think that it is worth the effort. Reading it in French forces me to go slowly so I am getting even more out of it.

I would say the Fall. While I love the Stranger I never get enough of reading The Fall. I read at least once of month without fail it is one of the books that sustains multiple readings. I think it is Camus' best work but that is simply a subjective opinion.