An introduction to the foreign novel Lover mentioned in Wang Xiaobo's essay

The Lover was a novel by Camus, published in 1935. The work was set in the 1920s in the French upper-class society, depicting a young and... The novel was written in the first person. The protagonist was named Camus. The heroine of the novel was a noble girl named Anna Karenina. The feelings between the two gradually sublimated from the initial mutual attraction to a deep love. However, due to Camus's social background and Anna Karenina's family relationship, their love was destined to be unfulfilled. The Lover was considered one of Camus 'masterpieces and a classic in French literature. It deeply reflected the hypocrisy and cruelty of the 20th century French society through a theme of love, freedom, loneliness, identity and so on. The novel was also translated into many languages and received widespread praise and influence around the world.