Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ

A collection of six short stories that contain all the characteristics those familiar with Camus would come to expect, there is mixed bag here with some simple to read and others with more complexity and depth. the first two "The Adulterous Woman" and "The Renegade" have a desert setting, it's barrenness brings about wonder and madness, "The Artist At Work" works as a mini statement about coping with love, "The Silent Men" and "The Guest" have the theme of compassion and man's need to find comfort with each other, and finally "The Growing Stone" follows a French engineer in Brazil to build a flood defense wall but lands in hot bother with the locals (my favourite). With them only being brief and not as good as of his more expansive work I would say this is suited better for the diehard fans, luckily I am one of them.