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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... smoke , under the circumstances- in Mother's presence . I thought it over ; really , it didn't seem to matter , so I offered the keeper a cigarette , and we both smoked . After a while he started talking again . " You know , your ...
... smoke , under the circumstances- in Mother's presence . I thought it over ; really , it didn't seem to matter , so I offered the keeper a cigarette , and we both smoked . After a while he started talking again . " You know , your ...
Page 25
... smoking cigarettes . I decided not to lunch at Céleste's res- taurant as I usually did ; they'd be sure to pester me with questions , and I dislike being questioned . So I fried some eggs and ate them off the pan . I did without bread ...
... smoking cigarettes . I decided not to lunch at Céleste's res- taurant as I usually did ; they'd be sure to pester me with questions , and I dislike being questioned . So I fried some eggs and ate them off the pan . I did without bread ...
Page 66
... smoking one cigarette after another . Masson , Raymond , and I discussed a plan of spending the whole of August on the beach together , sharing expenses . Suddenly Marie exclaimed : " I say ! Do you know the time ? It's only half - past ...
... smoking one cigarette after another . Masson , Raymond , and I discussed a plan of spending the whole of August on the beach together , sharing expenses . Suddenly Marie exclaimed : " I say ! Do you know the time ? It's only half - past ...
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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