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The Outsider

Richard Wright
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USA

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Contemporary

Language

English

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Fiction

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Existentialist novel about Cross Damon who fakes his death and reinvents himself, exploring freedom and morality.

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Wright's exploration of existentialism; influenced by his time in France

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Existentialist novel about Cross Damon who fakes his death and reinvents himself, exploring freedom and morality. Wright's exploration of existentialism; influenced by his time in France

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