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Who is the Arab in L'Étranger?

The Arab (the brother of the mistress of Raymond) is a man shot and killed by Meursault on a beach in Algiers. On the surface, L'Étranger gives the appearance of being an extremely simple though carefully planned and written book. In reality, it is a dense and rich creation, full of undiscovered meanings and formal qualities.

Is Meursault based on l'étranger?

Meursault is one of the twelve playable characters and is heavily inspired by the Meursault of L'Étranger. He paraphrases the quote "Aujourd'hui, Maman est morte. Ou peut-être était-ce hier, je ne sais pas." from L'Étranger in his character promo. The quote was later changed to "Aujourd'hui, j'ai tué maman.

Is l'étranger a mediocre novel?

In his 1970 analysis, Leo Bersani commented that L'Étranger is "mediocre" in its attempt to be a "'profound' novel", but describes the novel as an "impressive if flawed exercise in a kind of writing promoted by the New Novelists of the 1950s".