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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... Céleste's restau- rant . Everyone was most kind , and Céleste said to me , " There's no one like a mother . " When I left they came with me to the door . It was something of a rush , getting away , as at the last moment I had to call in ...
... Céleste's restau- rant . Everyone was most kind , and Céleste said to me , " There's no one like a mother . " When I left they came with me to the door . It was something of a rush , getting away , as at the last moment I had to call in ...
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... Céleste's restaurant we were dripping with sweat . Céleste was at his usual place beside the entrance , with his apron bulging on his paunch , his white mustache well to the fore When he saw me he was sympathetic an1 I wasn't feeling ...
... Céleste's restaurant we were dripping with sweat . Céleste was at his usual place beside the entrance , with his apron bulging on his paunch , his white mustache well to the fore When he saw me he was sympathetic an1 I wasn't feeling ...
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... Céleste and gave her order , very fast but quite distinctly ; one didn't lose a word . While wait- ing for the hors d'oeuvre she opened her bag , took out a slip of paper and a pencil , and added up the bill in advance . Diving into her ...
... Céleste and gave her order , very fast but quite distinctly ; one didn't lose a word . While wait- ing for the hors d'oeuvre she opened her bag , took out a slip of paper and a pencil , and added up the bill in advance . Diving into her ...
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