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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Page 44
... heard a woman's voice in Ray- mond's room . A little later old Salamano started grumbling at his dog and presently there was a sound of boots and paws on the wooden stairs ; then , " Filthy brute ! Get on , you cur ! " and the two of ...
... heard a woman's voice in Ray- mond's room . A little later old Salamano started grumbling at his dog and presently there was a sound of boots and paws on the wooden stairs ; then , " Filthy brute ! Get on , you cur ! " and the two of ...
Page 101
... heard something that I hadn't heard for months . It was the sound of a voice ; my own voice , there was no mistaking it . And I recognized it as the voice that for many a day of late had been sound- ing in my ears . So I knew that all ...
... heard something that I hadn't heard for months . It was the sound of a voice ; my own voice , there was no mistaking it . And I recognized it as the voice that for many a day of late had been sound- ing in my ears . So I knew that all ...
Page 132
... heard the tin trum- pet of an ice - cream vendor in the street , a small , shrill sound cutting across the flow of words . And then a rush of memories went through my mind- memories of a life which was mine no longer and had once ...
... heard the tin trum- pet of an ice - cream vendor in the street , a small , shrill sound cutting across the flow of words . And then a rush of memories went through my mind- memories of a life which was mine no longer and had once ...
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Albert Camus Algiers answered anyhow Arabs asked beach began beside black pudding black tie café au lait Céleste cell chair cigarette coffin court courtroom crime dark death door doorkeeper explained eyes face fact feel fellow felt Fernandel gave gazing girl guillotine hair hand he'd head hear heard hearse Home hors d'oeuvre jailer Judge jury keeper knew laughing lawyer LEO LIONNI light looked magistrate Marengo Marie Marie's Masson men in black ment mind mother mother's funeral move never night noticed once Pérez police policeman prison Prosecutor question Raymond remarks replied round Salamano sand seemed shouted silence smile smoking sort sound staring started street streetcar struck Stuart Gilbert sure swim talking tell there's thing thought told tone took turned voice waited walked wanted warden window woman young