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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... beach and slump down on the sand under the sun . In the distance he looked enormous , like a stranded whale . Then Marie proposed that we should swim tandem . She went ahead and I put my arms round her waist , from behind , and while ...
... beach and slump down on the sand under the sun . In the distance he looked enormous , like a stranded whale . Then Marie proposed that we should swim tandem . She went ahead and I put my arms round her waist , from behind , and while ...
Page 70
... beach . I asked him where he proposed to go , and he mumbled something about " wanting to take the air . " We - Masson and I - then said we'd go with him , but he flew into a rage and told us to mind our own business . Masson said we ...
... beach . I asked him where he proposed to go , and he mumbled something about " wanting to take the air . " We - Masson and I - then said we'd go with him , but he flew into a rage and told us to mind our own business . Masson said we ...
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... beach , and started walking . There was the same red glare as far as eye could reach , and small waves were lapping the hot sand in little , flurried gasps . As I slowly walked toward the boulders at the end of the beach I could feel my ...
... beach , and started walking . There was the same red glare as far as eye could reach , and small waves were lapping the hot sand in little , flurried gasps . As I slowly walked toward the boulders at the end of the beach I could feel my ...
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