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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Page 60
... Marie , however , was almost dancing with de- light , and kept repeating , " What a heavenly day ! " After a few minutes I was feeling better , and no- ticed that I was hungry . I mentioned this to Marie , but she paid no attention ...
... Marie , however , was almost dancing with de- light , and kept repeating , " What a heavenly day ! " After a few minutes I was feeling better , and no- ticed that I was hungry . I mentioned this to Marie , but she paid no attention ...
Page 63
... Marie , Masson , and myself , went down to the beach . Marie promptly plunged in , but Masson and I waited for a bit . He was rather slow of speech and had , I noticed , a habit of saying " and what's more " between his phrases - even ...
... Marie , Masson , and myself , went down to the beach . Marie promptly plunged in , but Masson and I waited for a bit . He was rather slow of speech and had , I noticed , a habit of saying " and what's more " between his phrases - even ...
Page 118
... Marie at the proceedings before the magistrate , he had studied the movie programs of that date , and turn- ing to Marie asked her to name the film that we had gone to see . In a very low voice she said it was a picture with Fernandel ...
... Marie at the proceedings before the magistrate , he had studied the movie programs of that date , and turn- ing to Marie asked her to name the film that we had gone to see . In a very low voice she said it was a picture with Fernandel ...
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ALBERT CAMUS Algiers answered anyhow Arabs asked beach began beside black pudding black tie bungalow café au lait cassock Céleste cell chair cigarette coffin court courtroom crime dark death door doorkeeper explained eyes face fact feel fellow felt Fernandel gave gazing girl guillotine hadn't hair hand he'd head hear heard hearse Home hors d'oeuvre jailer Judge jury keeper knew laughing lawyer light looked magistrate Marengo Marie Marie's Masson men in black ment mind mother mother's funeral move never night noticed oilcloth once Pérez police policeman prison Prosecutor queer question Raymond remarks replied round Salamano sand seemed shouted silence smile smoking sort sound staring started street streetcar struck sure swim talking tell there's thing thought told tone took turned voice waited walked wanted warden window woman young