It is true that "The Stranger" by Albert Camus is a work of fiction. However, Camus' objective when writing novels was to give vivid examples of his philosophical beliefs of Absurdism which are in depth laid out in his Essay "The Myth of Sissyphus" which however I would not reccomend to read unless you already have a deeper understanding of 20th century western philosophy. The Advantage of reading novels by Camus is that they offer a highly accessible option to understand Camus' Philosophy which has remained influencial to the present day. "The Stranger" in particular is aimed at portraying the feelings of strangeness and absurdity which arise from the realisation that reality is absurd since there is no objective reason why things should be the way they are or why they perhaps should be different.
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