The StrangerWith the intrigue of a psychological thriller, The Stranger—Camus's masterpiece—gives us the story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on an Algerian beach. With an Introduction by Peter Dunwoodie; translated by Matthew Ward. Behind the subterfuge, Camus explores what he termed "the nakedness of man faced with the absurd" and describes the condition of reckless alienation and spiritual exhaustion that characterized so much of twentieth-century life. “The Stranger is a strikingly modern text and Matthew Ward’s translation will enable readers to appreciate why Camus’s stoical anti-hero and devious narrator remains one of the key expressions of a postwar Western malaise, and one of the cleverest exponents of a literature of ambiguity.” —from the Introduction by Peter Dunwoodie First published in 1946; now in translation by Matthew Ward. |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 28
Page 7
... turning around, I said to the caretaker, "Have you been here long?" Right away he answered, "Five years" — as if he'd been waiting all along for me to ask. After that he did a lot of talking. He would have been very surprised if anyone ...
... turning around, I said to the caretaker, "Have you been here long?" Right away he answered, "Five years" — as if he'd been waiting all along for me to ask. After that he did a lot of talking. He would have been very surprised if anyone ...
Page 8
... turned the switch and I was blinded by the sudden flash of light. He suggested I go to the dining hall for dinner. But I wasn't hungry. Then he offered to bring me a cup of coffee with milk. I like milk in my coffee, so I said yes, and ...
... turned the switch and I was blinded by the sudden flash of light. He suggested I go to the dining hall for dinner. But I wasn't hungry. Then he offered to bring me a cup of coffee with milk. I like milk in my coffee, so I said yes, and ...
Page 13
... turned to me. "The undertaker's men arrived a few minutes ago. I'm going to ask them to seal the casket. Before I do, would you like to see your mother one last time?" I said no. He gave the order into the telephone, lowering his voice ...
... turned to me. "The undertaker's men arrived a few minutes ago. I'm going to ask them to seal the casket. Before I do, would you like to see your mother one last time?" I said no. He gave the order into the telephone, lowering his voice ...
Page 15
... turned a little in his direction and was looking at him when the director started talking to me about him. He told me that my mother and Monsieur Perez often used to walk down to the village together in the evenings, accompanied by a ...
... turned a little in his direction and was looking at him when the director started talking to me about him. He told me that my mother and Monsieur Perez often used to walk down to the village together in the evenings, accompanied by a ...
Page 16
You have reached your viewing limit for this book.
You have reached your viewing limit for this book.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
able added Algiers already answered anymore anyway Arabs asked beach better body called Camus caretaker chair changed cigarette coffee coming course dark didn't director door everything explained eyes face fact feel felt front funeral gave getting give gone hair hand happen hard he'd head hear heard heart interest judge jury knew later laughed lawyer leave light live looked Maman Marie Masson matter minute mother move natural never night noticed once opened pretty prison prosecutor questions Raymond realized reason Salamano seemed shouted silence smile sound standing started stood stopped street sure surprised taken talking tell thing thought told took turned understand voice waited walked wanted wasn't watch waved whole wife woman