There is an audio version on TIDAL read by the author himself.

The album is called: « Albert Camus - l'étranger (texte intégral lu par l'auteur) »

Hello Peeps!

To prepare for the 2026 Summer Readalong, I thought I'd let you know that there is a very special edition you might be interested in!

Back in the 1950's when audiobooks weren't a thing yet, people were tuning in on the radio. The French national public broadcaster organization (the premises of the ORTF) had a night show on which you could listen to books being read 🤯 And it so happened that Albert Camus came on this show to read The Stranger/L'étranger himself 🤯🤯🤯 You have to imagine people tuning in each night at the same time to get the next part of the story! Just like series before Netflix 😏

The recording has been preserved and you can now find it on Spotify and Audible (and probably others too) 😊

Camus reads slowly enough, and it's so interesting to hear his unbothered voice, very telling of the time, it's a little nugget of history! I listened to it a few months back and it made the experience so special, I would highly recommend it! (The book in itself is another story...)

I hope this can interest natives to make the jump (especially if you aren't usually into audiobooks), but also French learners who would like to try it out for a first read or a reread!

Is it okay to suggest YA books? I really loved these 2 books by Mexican authors that I got to read in high school.

• I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika Sánchez
• Gabi, a Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero