From a Story to a Graphic Novel: the Guest (L'Hôte), Albert Camus

Albert camus reflects algeria's position during its struggle for independence, in his graphic novel the guest (l'hôte), part of a collection entitled exile and the kingdom (l'exil et le royaume), which tells the story of a teacher, daru, living in a mountain village. in 2013, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of albert camus, this short story, which shows some self-criticism, has been re-offered to readers by ferranzdez as a graphic novel. story and comic book: these two narrative texts have not only formal but also contextual differences. our comparative study aims to demonstrate how a linear and colorful fiction provides interest in a story, by underlining sensorial and reactional descriptions and interpreting the lines accompanying literary text.