Exile and the Kingdom
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Exile and the Kingdom is a collection of novellas by French existentialist-writer Albert Camus.
These works of fiction cover the whole variety of existentialism, or absurdism, as many critics put it with regard to Camus. The clearest manifestation of the ideals of Camus can be found in the story "la pierre qui pousse." This story features D'Arrast, who can be seen as a positive hero as opposed to Meursault in "L'Etranger." He actively shapes his life and sacrifices himself in order to help a friend, instead of remaining passive. The moral quality of his actions is intensified by the fact that D'Arrast has deep insight into the absurdity of the world but acts morally nevertheless (not unlike the main character in "la peste").Template:Lit-stub