The StrangerThrough the story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on an Algerian beach, Camus explored what he termed "the nakedness of man faced with the absurd." First published in English in 1946; now in a new translation by Matthew Ward. |
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... Fernandel in it . When we had dressed , she stared at my black tie and asked if I was in mourning . I explained that my mother had died . " When ? " she asked , and I said , " Yesterday . " She made no remark , though I thought she ...
... Fernandel in it . When we had dressed , she stared at my black tie and asked if I was in mourning . I explained that my mother had died . " When ? " she asked , and I said , " Yesterday . " She made no remark , though I thought she ...
Page 118
... Fernandel in it . By the time she had finished , the courtroom was so still you could have heard a pin drop . Looking very grave , the Prosecutor drew himself up to his full height and , pointing at me , said in such a tone that I could ...
... Fernandel in it . By the time she had finished , the courtroom was so still you could have heard a pin drop . Looking very grave , the Prosecutor drew himself up to his full height and , pointing at me , said in such a tone that I could ...
Page 125
... Fernandel film was show- ing , and finally my return with Marie to my rooms . I didn't quite follow his remarks at first , as he kept on mentioning " the prisoner's mistress , " whereas for me she was just " Marie . ” Then he came to ...
... Fernandel film was show- ing , and finally my return with Marie to my rooms . I didn't quite follow his remarks at first , as he kept on mentioning " the prisoner's mistress , " whereas for me she was just " Marie . ” Then he came to ...
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