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 45
... Raymond still knocking her about . Marie said , wasn't it horrible ! I didn't an- swer anything . Then she asked me ... Raymond opened the door . He had a cigarette dangling from his underlip and a rather sickly smile . " Your name ...
... Raymond still knocking her about . Marie said , wasn't it horrible ! I didn't an- swer anything . Then she asked me ... Raymond opened the door . He had a cigarette dangling from his underlip and a rather sickly smile . " Your name ...
Page 46
... Raymond put in , “ but is that in order , calling a man a pimp in the presence of witnesses ? " The policeman told him to shut his trap . Raymond then turned to the girl . " Don't you worry , my pet . We'll meet again . " " That's ...
... Raymond put in , “ but is that in order , calling a man a pimp in the presence of witnesses ? " The policeman told him to shut his trap . Raymond then turned to the girl . " Don't you worry , my pet . We'll meet again . " " That's ...
Page 120
... Raymond assaulted his mistress ? Did this convenient term " chance " ac- count for my having vouched for Raymond at the police station and having made , on that occasion , statements extravagantly favorable to him ? In con- clusion he ...
... Raymond assaulted his mistress ? Did this convenient term " chance " ac- count for my having vouched for Raymond at the police station and having made , on that occasion , statements extravagantly favorable to him ? In con- clusion he ...
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