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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... ment I'd been watching in the street . There were little pools of brightness under the lamps , and now and then a streetcar passed , lighting up a girl's hair , or a smile , or a silver bangle . Soon after this , as the streetcars ...
... ment I'd been watching in the street . There were little pools of brightness under the lamps , and now and then a streetcar passed , lighting up a girl's hair , or a smile , or a silver bangle . Soon after this , as the streetcars ...
Page 49
... ment of a small charge . He asked me how much the charge was , but there I couldn't help him . Then he flew into a rage again . " Is it likely I'd give money for a mutt like that ? No damned fear ! They can kill him , for all I care ...
... ment of a small charge . He asked me how much the charge was , but there I couldn't help him . Then he flew into a rage again . " Is it likely I'd give money for a mutt like that ? No damned fear ! They can kill him , for all I care ...
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... ment without speaking . I could see tears in his eyes . Then he turned and left the cell . Once he'd gone , I felt calm again . But all this excitement had exhausted me and I dropped heavily on to my sleeping plank . I must have had a ...
... ment without speaking . I could see tears in his eyes . Then he turned and left the cell . Once he'd gone , I felt calm again . But all this excitement had exhausted me and I dropped heavily on to my sleeping plank . I must have had a ...
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