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 70
... sand , after coming out from behind a biggish rock . There we found our two Arabs again , lying on the sand in their blue dungarees . They looked harmless enough , as if they didn't bear any malice , and nei- ther made any move when we ...
... sand , after coming out from behind a biggish rock . There we found our two Arabs again , lying on the sand in their blue dungarees . They looked harmless enough , as if they didn't bear any malice , and nei- ther made any move when we ...
Page 73
... sand in little , flurried gasps . As I slowly walked toward the boulders at the end of the beach I could feel my temples swelling under the impact of the light . It pressed itself on me , trying to check my progress . And each time I ...
... sand in little , flurried gasps . As I slowly walked toward the boulders at the end of the beach I could feel my temples swelling under the impact of the light . It pressed itself on me , trying to check my progress . And each time I ...
Page 83
... sand , he nodded more emphatically , and said , “ Good ! " I was tired of repeating the same story ; I felt as if I'd never talked so much in all my life before . After another silence he stood up and said he'd like to help me ; I ...
... sand , he nodded more emphatically , and said , “ Good ! " I was tired of repeating the same story ; I felt as if I'd never talked so much in all my life before . After another silence he stood up and said he'd like to help me ; I ...
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