The Writer's Life: Dept. of “Now Read on” openings: L’Étranger or The Stranger/Outsider by Albert Camus:

Ever in print since it was published in 1942, L’Étranger has been repeatedly listed among the top books of all time by those who make such lists - newspapers, magazines, broadcasters, etc. Here’s the alluring first sentence: "Maman died today. Or yesterday maybe, I don't know. I got a telegram from the Home: 'Mother deceased. Funeral tomorrow. Faithfully yours.' That doesn't mean anything. Maybe it was yesterday."