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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1946. First American Edition. Near Fine. First American edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's tan cloth with spine stamped in brown; lacking the dust jacket. Near Fine with light toning and dust-soiling, former owner name stamped to front free endpaper, pages toned and with a few light brown stains and creased corners. A nice copy.

L'Etranger (The Stranger) is a novel by French author Albert Camus published in 1942. Its theme and outlook are often cited as examples of Camus's philosophy of the absurd and existentialism, though Camus personally rejected the latter label.

Identifying a first edition of 'L'Etranger' would involve checking the publisher (Gallimard), publication date, and often specific details like errors or typesetting details that were corrected in later editions.