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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... cigarette . But I wasn't sure if I should smoke , under the circumstances- in Mother's presence . I thought it over ; really , it didn't seem to matter , so I offered the keeper a cigarette , and we both smoked . After a while he ...
... cigarette . But I wasn't sure if I should smoke , under the circumstances- in Mother's presence . I thought it over ; really , it didn't seem to matter , so I offered the keeper a cigarette , and we both smoked . After a while he ...
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... cigarette in his mouth . The policeman promptly swung his arm gave him a good hard smack on the left cheek . The cigarette shot from his lips and dropped a yard away . Raymond made a wry face , but said nothing for a moment . Then in a ...
... cigarette in his mouth . The policeman promptly swung his arm gave him a good hard smack on the left cheek . The cigarette shot from his lips and dropped a yard away . Raymond made a wry face , but said nothing for a moment . Then in a ...
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... cigarette had a bitter taste . Marie told me I looked like a mourner at a funeral , and I certainly did feel very limp . She was wearing a white dress and had her hair loose . I told her she looked quite ravishing like that , and she ...
... cigarette had a bitter taste . Marie told me I looked like a mourner at a funeral , and I certainly did feel very limp . She was wearing a white dress and had her hair loose . I told her she looked quite ravishing like that , and she ...
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