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 46
... stand steady . Why , you're shaking all over ! " " I'm not tight , " Raymond explained . " Only when I see you standing there and looking at me , I can't help trembling . That's only natural . " Then he closed his door , and we all went ...
... stand steady . Why , you're shaking all over ! " " I'm not tight , " Raymond explained . " Only when I see you standing there and looking at me , I can't help trembling . That's only natural . " Then he closed his door , and we all went ...
Page 116
... stand down . " Céleste turned and gazed at me . His eyes were moist and his lips trembling . It was exactly as if he'd said : " Well , I've done my best for you , old man . I'm afraid it hasn't helped much . I'm sorry . " I didn't say ...
... stand down . " Céleste turned and gazed at me . His eyes were moist and his lips trembling . It was exactly as if he'd said : " Well , I've done my best for you , old man . I'm afraid it hasn't helped much . I'm sorry . " I didn't say ...
Page 119
... stand . He was told to stand down . Raymond was the next , and last , witness . He gave me a little wave of his hand and led off by say- ing I was innocent . The Judge rebuked him . " You are here to give evidence , not your views on ...
... stand . He was told to stand down . Raymond was the next , and last , witness . He gave me a little wave of his hand and led off by say- ing I was innocent . The Judge rebuked him . " You are here to give evidence , not your views on ...
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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