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 45
... Raymond still knocking her about . Marie said , wasn't it horrible ! I didn't an- swer anything . Then she asked me ... Raymond opened the door . He had a cigarette dangling from his underlip and a rather sickly smile . " Your name ...
... Raymond still knocking her about . Marie said , wasn't it horrible ! I didn't an- swer anything . Then she asked me ... Raymond opened the door . He had a cigarette dangling from his underlip and a rather sickly smile . " Your name ...
Page 46
... Raymond put in , “ but is that in order , calling a man a pimp in the of witnesses ? " presence The policeman told him to shut his trap . Raymond then turned to the girl . “ Don't you worry , my pet . We'll meet again . " " That's ...
... Raymond put in , “ but is that in order , calling a man a pimp in the of witnesses ? " presence The policeman told him to shut his trap . Raymond then turned to the girl . “ Don't you worry , my pet . We'll meet again . " " That's ...
Page 67
... Raymond said something to Masson that I didn't quite catch . But at the same moment I noticed two Arabs in blue dungarees a long way down the beach , coming in our direction . I gave Raymond a look and he nodded , saying , " That's him ...
... Raymond said something to Masson that I didn't quite catch . But at the same moment I noticed two Arabs in blue dungarees a long way down the beach , coming in our direction . I gave Raymond a look and he nodded , saying , " That's him ...
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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