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 9
... chairs and get some chairs and a pot of black coffee . " The glare off the white walls was making my eyes smart , and I asked him if he couldn't turn off one of the lamps . " Nothing doing , " he said . They'd arranged the lights like ...
... chairs and get some chairs and a pot of black coffee . " The glare off the white walls was making my eyes smart , and I asked him if he couldn't turn off one of the lamps . " Nothing doing , " he said . They'd arranged the lights like ...
Page 27
... chair out on to the pavement in front of his door and sat astride it , resting his arms on the back . The streetcars which a few minutes before had been crowded were now almost empty . In the little café , Chez Pierrot , beside the ...
... chair out on to the pavement in front of his door and sat astride it , resting his arms on the back . The streetcars which a few minutes before had been crowded were now almost empty . In the little café , Chez Pierrot , beside the ...
Page 106
... chair scrape on my left , and a tall , thin man wearing pince - nez settled the folds of his red gown as he took his seat . The Public Prosecutor , I gathered . A clerk of the court announced that Their Honors were entering , and at the ...
... chair scrape on my left , and a tall , thin man wearing pince - nez settled the folds of his red gown as he took his seat . The Public Prosecutor , I gathered . A clerk of the court announced that Their Honors were entering , and at the ...
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