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 17
... showed up like blobs of sealing wax on the pallor of his cheeks and were framed in wisps of silky white hair . The undertaker's factotum shepherded us to our places , with the priest in front of the hearse , and the four men in black on ...
... showed up like blobs of sealing wax on the pallor of his cheeks and were framed in wisps of silky white hair . The undertaker's factotum shepherded us to our places , with the priest in front of the hearse , and the four men in black on ...
Page 81
... showed I'd never had any dealings with the law . Soon after this he left , looking quite vexed . I wished he had stayed longer and I could have ex- plained that I desired his sympathy , not for him to make a better job of my defense ...
... showed I'd never had any dealings with the law . Soon after this he left , looking quite vexed . I wished he had stayed longer and I could have ex- plained that I desired his sympathy , not for him to make a better job of my defense ...
Page 100
Albert Camus. completely failed to recognize him . At dinner that evening he showed them a large sum of money he had on him , and in the course of the night they slaughtered him with a hammer . After taking the money they flung the body ...
Albert Camus. completely failed to recognize him . At dinner that evening he showed them a large sum of money he had on him , and in the course of the night they slaughtered him with a hammer . After taking the money they flung the body ...
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