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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... funeral . It was a rule of the Home that inmates shouldn't attend funerals , though there was no objection to ... funeral . But , on our 15.
... funeral . It was a rule of the Home that inmates shouldn't attend funerals , though there was no objection to ... funeral . But , on our 15.
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... funeral have stuck my mind . The old boy's face , for instance , when he caught up with us for the last time , just outside the village . His eyes were streaming with tears , of exhaustion or distress , or both together . But be- cause ...
... funeral have stuck my mind . The old boy's face , for instance , when he caught up with us for the last time , just outside the village . His eyes were streaming with tears , of exhaustion or distress , or both together . But be- cause ...
Page 114
... funeral . Asked how I had behaved that day , he said : " Well , I was most upset , you know . Far too much upset to notice things . My grief sort of blinded me , I think . It had been a great shock , my dear friend's death ; in fact , I ...
... funeral . Asked how I had behaved that day , he said : " Well , I was most upset , you know . Far too much upset to notice things . My grief sort of blinded me , I think . It had been a great shock , my dear friend's death ; in fact , I ...
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