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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... . I once brought this to my employer's notice . It was regrettable , he agreed - but , to his mind , a mere detail . I left the and we office building a little later than usual , 30 coming back, after shutting the window, I glanced ...
... . I once brought this to my employer's notice . It was regrettable , he agreed - but , to his mind , a mere detail . I left the and we office building a little later than usual , 30 coming back, after shutting the window, I glanced ...
Page 41
... agreed . " Time's gone mighty fast this evening , " he added , and in a way that was true . I wanted to be in bed , only it was such an effort making a move . I must have looked tired , for Ray- mond said to me , " You mustn't let ...
... agreed . " Time's gone mighty fast this evening , " he added , and in a way that was true . I wanted to be in bed , only it was such an effort making a move . I must have looked tired , for Ray- mond said to me , " You mustn't let ...
Page 133
... agreed , but insincerely ; I was far too tired to judge if it had been " fine " or other- wise . Meanwhile the day was ending and the heat be- coming less intense . By some vague sounds that reached me from the street I knew that the ...
... agreed , but insincerely ; I was far too tired to judge if it had been " fine " or other- wise . Meanwhile the day was ending and the heat be- coming less intense . By some vague sounds that reached me from the street I knew that the ...
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