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 88
... me to the door of the office , would pat my shoulder and say in a friendly tone : " Well , Mr. Antichrist , that's all for the present ! " After which I was made over to my jailers . II THERE are some things of which I've never cared 88.
... me to the door of the office , would pat my shoulder and say in a friendly tone : " Well , Mr. Antichrist , that's all for the present ! " After which I was made over to my jailers . II THERE are some things of which I've never cared 88.
Page 127
... present moment , or the immediate future , to think back . Of course , in the position into which I had been forced , there was no question of my speaking to anyone in that tone . I hadn't the right to show any friendly feel- ing or ...
... present moment , or the immediate future , to think back . Of course , in the position into which I had been forced , there was no question of my speaking to anyone in that tone . I hadn't the right to show any friendly feel- ing or ...
Page 129
... present case . In demanding a verdict of murder without extenuating circumstances , I am following not only the dictates of my conscience and a sacred obligation , but also those of the natural and right- eous indignation I feel at the ...
... present case . In demanding a verdict of murder without extenuating circumstances , I am following not only the dictates of my conscience and a sacred obligation , but also those of the natural and right- eous indignation I feel at the ...
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