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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... he'd been telling me ; I hadn't thought of that be- fore . Now he went on to say that he'd entered the Home as an ordinary inmate . But he was still quite hale and hearty , and when the keeper's job fell vacant , he offered to take it ...
... he'd been telling me ; I hadn't thought of that be- fore . Now he went on to say that he'd entered the Home as an ordinary inmate . But he was still quite hale and hearty , and when the keeper's job fell vacant , he offered to take it ...
Page 38
... he'd found a lottery ticket in her bag , and , when he asked where the money'd come from to buy it , she wouldn't tell him . Then , another time , he'd found a pawn ticket for two bracelets that he'd never set eyes on . " So I knew ...
... he'd found a lottery ticket in her bag , and , when he asked where the money'd come from to buy it , she wouldn't tell him . Then , another time , he'd found a pawn ticket for two bracelets that he'd never set eyes on . " So I knew ...
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... He'd married rather late in life . When a young man , he wanted to go on the stage ; during his military service he'd often played in the regimental theatricals and acted rather well , so everybody said . However , finally , he had ...
... He'd married rather late in life . When a young man , he wanted to go on the stage ; during his military service he'd often played in the regimental theatricals and acted rather well , so everybody said . However , finally , he had ...
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