Skip to main content
Holiday Sale — Get 40% off Vantage for yourself or as a gift
Published loading...Updated

Explaining the Profound, Cosmic Infidelity in Camus's “Adulterous Woman”

Summary by TheCollector
The ending of Camus’s story, The Adulterous Woman, has puzzled many readers. During a trip neither of the pair is enjoying, Janine, Marcel’s middle-aged wife, sneaks away one night from their hotel room. Climbing on the roof of an Algerian fort, she enters into a mystical and erotic encounter with the universe. Afterward, she returns to her room and slips back beside her sleeping husband. Here, we look at why Camus considers this solitary act “a…
DisclaimerThis story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.Cross Cancel Icon

Bias Distribution

  • There is no tracked Bias information for the sources covering this story.

Factuality Info Icon

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

Info Icon

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

TheCollector broke the news in on Tuesday, December 16, 2025.
Too Big Arrow Icon
Sources are mostly out of (0)
News
Feed Dots Icon
For You
Search Icon
Search
Blindspot LogoBlindspotLocal