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 28
... noticed the dapper little man with the fat wife amongst the passers - by . Children were whimpering and trailing wearily after their parents . After some minutes the local picture houses disgorged their audiences . I noticed that the ...
... noticed the dapper little man with the fat wife amongst the passers - by . Children were whimpering and trailing wearily after their parents . After some minutes the local picture houses disgorged their audiences . I noticed that the ...
Page 63
... noticed that she and Marie seemed to be getting on well together ; laughing and chattering away . For the first time , perhaps , I seriously considered the possibility of my marrying her . Masson wanted to have a swim at once , but his ...
... noticed that she and Marie seemed to be getting on well together ; laughing and chattering away . For the first time , perhaps , I seriously considered the possibility of my marrying her . Masson wanted to have a swim at once , but his ...
Page 67
... noticed two Arabs in blue dungarees a long way down the beach , coming in our direction . I gave Raymond a look and he nodded , saying , " That's him . " We walked steadily on . Masson wondered how they'd managed to track us here . My ...
... noticed two Arabs in blue dungarees a long way down the beach , coming in our direction . I gave Raymond a look and he nodded , saying , " That's him . " We walked steadily on . Masson wondered how they'd managed to track us here . My ...
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