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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... door . With him were two acolytes , one of whom had a censer . The priest was stooping over him , adjusting the length of the silver chain on which it hung . When he saw us he straightened up and said a few words to me , addressing me ...
... door . With him were two acolytes , one of whom had a censer . The priest was stooping over him , adjusting the length of the silver chain on which it hung . When he saw us he straightened up and said a few words to me , addressing me ...
Page 45
... door the noise stopped in- side the room . He knocked again , and , after a mo- ment , the woman started crying , and Raymond opened the door . He had a cigarette dangling from his underlip and a rather sickly smile . " Your name ...
... door the noise stopped in- side the room . He knocked again , and , after a mo- ment , the woman started crying , and Raymond opened the door . He had a cigarette dangling from his underlip and a rather sickly smile . " Your name ...
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... door , he turned and , smiling a little , said : " Let's hope the dogs won't bark again tonight . I always think it's mine I hear . VI · • " " IT WAS an effort waking up that Sunday morning ; Marie had to jog my shoulders and shout my ...
... door , he turned and , smiling a little , said : " Let's hope the dogs won't bark again tonight . I always think it's mine I hear . VI · • " " IT WAS an effort waking up that Sunday morning ; Marie had to jog my shoulders and shout my ...
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