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"The Guest" (L'Hôte) 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 (L'exil et le royaume). 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.
Title
The title of the story, "L'Hôte", presents ambiguity in that "hôte" means both "guest" and "host" in French. We are constantly unsure throughout the story whether Daru is a host to the Arab, or whether he is a guest in his own home.
Plot Overview
Daru is a French schoolteacher who teaches Arab children. Though he is French, he has established a trust with the Arabs in that he both teaches their children and gives food to their families in times of drought. However, because he is a Frenchman living in Africa, he is very lonely; he lives by himself in the schoolhouse. In the beginning of the story, he sees outside two men; one on horseback, the other, on foot. More on [ The Guest ]
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