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 21
... matter - of - factness that I remember hardly any details . Except that when we were on the outskirts of the village the nurse said something to me . Her voice took me by sur- prise ; it didn't match her face at all ; it was musical and ...
... matter - of - factness that I remember hardly any details . Except that when we were on the outskirts of the village the nurse said something to me . Her voice took me by sur- prise ; it didn't match her face at all ; it was musical and ...
Page 83
Albert Camus. done that day . As a matter of fact , I had already told him at our first interview - in a summary sort of way , of course - about Raymond , the beach , our swim , the fight ,, then the beach again , and the five shots I'd ...
Albert Camus. done that day . As a matter of fact , I had already told him at our first interview - in a summary sort of way , of course - about Raymond , the beach , our swim , the fight ,, then the beach again , and the five shots I'd ...
Page 109
... matters which , on a superficial view , might seem foreign to the case , but actually were highly rele- vant . I ... matter , of anybody else ; so both of us had got used to the new conditions easily enough . The Judge then said that 109.
... matters which , on a superficial view , might seem foreign to the case , but actually were highly rele- vant . I ... matter , of anybody else ; so both of us had got used to the new conditions easily enough . The Judge then said that 109.
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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