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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... doorkeeper told me I must see the warden first . He wasn't free , and I had to wait a bit . The doorkeeper chatted with me while I waited ; then he led me to the office 2.
... doorkeeper told me I must see the warden first . He wasn't free , and I had to wait a bit . The doorkeeper chatted with me while I waited ; then he led me to the office 2.
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... doorkeeper at a home at Marengo , he'd never have believed it . He was sixty - four , he said , and hailed from Paris . When he said that , I broke in . “ Ah , you don't come from here ? " I remembered then that , before taking me to ...
... doorkeeper at a home at Marengo , he'd never have believed it . He was sixty - four , he said , and hailed from Paris . When he said that , I broke in . “ Ah , you don't come from here ? " I remembered then that , before taking me to ...
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... when referring to inmates no older than himself . Still , I could see his point of view . As door- keeper he had a certain standing , and some author- ity over the rest of them . Just then the nurse returned . Night had fallen very 8.
... when referring to inmates no older than himself . Still , I could see his point of view . As door- keeper he had a certain standing , and some author- ity over the rest of them . Just then the nurse returned . Night had fallen very 8.
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