L’étranger

Book Playlist

L’étranger Playlist

by Albert Camus

19 tracks

balanced

Jul 16, 2026

2 mixes for this book

This playlist mirrors the existential and emotional complexity of Albert Camus' *L'étranger*, reflecting the Algerian coastal setting and the philosophical underpinnings of absurdism. The instrumental selections evoke the novel's sparse yet profound atmosphere, while the vocal tracks delve into themes of alienation, indifference, and fleeting human connection, capturing the protagonist Meursault’s detached perspective and emotional journey.

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Track List

19 songs

1

Hike

Hauschka · A Different Forest

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2

A Stream With Bright Fish - 2005 Digital Remaster

Harold Budd · The Pearl

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3

All We Ever Knew

The Head And The Heart · Signs of Light

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4

Silent Shout

The Knife · Silent Shout

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5

The Great Below

Enzo Moretto · A Fragile Tribute: Various Artists Reworked the Nine Inch Nails' album "The Fragile"

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6

A Deal with Chaos

Jóhann Jóhannsson · Orphée

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7

Says

Nils Frahm · Spaces

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8

Lamentation

Rachel Brandwein · String Motifs

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9

Doesn't Just Happen

James Blake · Trying Times

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10

Army Of Me

Björk · Post

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11

Hoppípolla

Sigur Rós · Modern Classical Music Playlist: 14 Beautiful Contemporary Classical Pieces

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12

Tango Till They're Sore - Live

Tom Waits · FM Radio Cohen and Waits

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13

From The Morning

Nick Drake · Celebra Amor y Amistad

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14

Motion Picture Soundtrack

Wooden Elephant · LANDSCAPES, KNIVES & GLUE – Radiohead's Kid A Recycled

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15

Ocean Breathes Salty

Midnite String Quartet · MSQ Performs Modest Mouse

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16

La Femme D'argent

Pickin' On Series · The Bluegrass Tribute To Air: Blue Safari

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17

Such Great Heights

Iron & Wine · Around the Well

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18

Into Dust

Mazzy Star · Fairytale Vibes

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19

I Built My House on the Tree

Luminary Flux · Dream Department

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