Because the Sun

by Sarah Burgoyne

Camus's Meursault and Thelma and Louise meet up under the blazing sun.

Vexed by the 'unremarkable star' that 'presses' Camus's Meursault to commit murder, Because the Sun considers the blazing sun as a material symbol of ambient violence - violence absorbed like heat and fired at the nearest victim. Likewise, as a friendship between women confronts gendered aggression in Thelma and Louise, the sun becomes the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1552454231
• ISBN13: 9781552454237
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Coach House Books
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"