The meursault investigation french meursault contre enqute is the first novel by algerian writer and journalist kamel daoud it is a retelling of albert camuss . The meursault investigation begins in a bar in oran a place where nowadays you come when you want to escape your age your god or your wife. A new york times notable book of 2015 michiko kakutani the top books of 2015 new york times time magazine top ten books of 2015 publishers weekly . The meursault investigation has 4831 ratings and 807 reviews spenkevich said the true literary event of the year sorry harper leethe absurdity . In the outsider albert camuss tale of alienation ennui and ruthless honesty the anti hero meursault murders an arab on the beach at algiers simply