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 48
... turning like a teetotum , looking in all directions , and sometimes peering into the darkness of the hall with his ... turned to go , the dog was gone . I'd been meaning to get a smaller collar , but I never thought the brute could ...
... turning like a teetotum , looking in all directions , and sometimes peering into the darkness of the hall with his ... turned to go , the dog was gone . I'd been meaning to get a smaller collar , but I never thought the brute could ...
Page 56
... turned back homeward . For a moment the " little robot " ( as I thought of her ) had much impressed me , but I soon forgot about her . As I was turning in at my door I ran into old Salamano . I asked him into my room , and he in- formed ...
... turned back homeward . For a moment the " little robot " ( as I thought of her ) had much impressed me , but I soon forgot about her . As I was turning in at my door I ran into old Salamano . I asked him into my room , and he in- formed ...
Page 121
... turned to Raymond . " Was the prisoner your friend ? " " Certainly . We were the best of pals , as they say . " The Prosecutor then put me the same question . I looked hard at Raymond , and he did not turn away . Then , " Yes , " I ...
... turned to Raymond . " Was the prisoner your friend ? " " Certainly . We were the best of pals , as they say . " The Prosecutor then put me the same question . I looked hard at Raymond , and he did not turn away . Then , " Yes , " I ...
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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