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 89
... prison , I decided that this phase of my life was one of them . However , as time went by , I came to feel that this aversion had no real substance . In point of fact , during those early days , I was hardly con- scious of being in prison ...
... prison , I decided that this phase of my life was one of them . However , as time went by , I came to feel that this aversion had no real substance . In point of fact , during those early days , I was hardly con- scious of being in prison ...
Page 90
... prison stands on rising ground , and through my little window I had glimpses of the sea . One day when I was hanging on the bars , straining my eyes toward the sunlight playing on the waves , a jailer entered and said I had a visitor ...
... prison stands on rising ground , and through my little window I had glimpses of the sea . One day when I was hanging on the bars , straining my eyes toward the sunlight playing on the waves , a jailer entered and said I had a visitor ...
Page 101
... prison in a sort of stealthy proces- sion . I went to the barred window and in the last rays looked once again at my reflected face . It was as serious as before ; and that wasn't surprising , as just then I was feeling serious . But ...
... prison in a sort of stealthy proces- sion . I went to the barred window and in the last rays looked once again at my reflected face . It was as serious as before ; and that wasn't surprising , as just then I was feeling serious . But ...
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