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Old 01-28-2007, 10:27 PM   #65 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Strummer521 View Post
Speaking of bands borrowing from Camus...The Cure pulled the idea for killing an Arab from a scene in his most famous novel: The Stranger. The title for their singles collection (Staring at the Sea) was also inspired by that book.
Yeah, The Stranger is probably my favorite novel. One of The Cure's best songs too.

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I did NOT know that! Awesome. I should've looked into it!

I love Camus' Non-Fiction! read The Rebel if you haven't already... make sure you have some free time!
I've read parts of The Rebel, it's pretty freakin' dense. I'm going to read The Myth of Sisyphus as soon as my friend is done with it.
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