"The Guest" is a short story by the French writer Albert Camus. It was first published in 1957 as part of a collection entitled Exile and the Kingdom. The French title "L'Hôte" translates into both "the guest" and "the host" which ties back to the relationship between the main characters of the story. Camus employs this short tale to reflect upon issues raised by the political situation in French North Africa. In particular, he explores the problem of refusing to take sides in the colonial conflict in Algeria, something that mirrors Camus' own non-aligned stance which he had set out in his Nobel Prize acceptance speech.
| Author | Albert Camus |
| Original title | "L'Hôte" |
| Genre(s) | Absurdism |
| Published in | Exile and the Kingdom |
| Publication type | Collection of short stories |
| Publication date | 1957 |
About The Guest
A family is visited by a man named David who supposedly knew their son before he died in the Afghanistan War. While he stays at the home, a series of murders occur and the family wonders if David is who he says he is.
Achievement of The Guest
The film took less than two months to shoot in New Mexico, USA. The movie first premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
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