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 27
... streetcars which a few minutes before had been crowded were now almost empty . In the little café , Chez Pierrot , beside the tobacconist's , the waiter was sweeping up the ... streetcar brought back the teams . I knew they were the 27.
... streetcars which a few minutes before had been crowded were now almost empty . In the little café , Chez Pierrot , beside the tobacconist's , the waiter was sweeping up the ... streetcar brought back the teams . I knew they were the 27.
Page 29
... streetcar passed , lighting up a girl's hair , or a smile , or a silver bangle . Soon after this , as the streetcars became fewer and the sky showed velvety black above the trees and lamps , the street grew emptier , almost imper ...
... streetcar passed , lighting up a girl's hair , or a smile , or a silver bangle . Soon after this , as the streetcars became fewer and the sky showed velvety black above the trees and lamps , the street grew emptier , almost imper ...
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... streetcar , if you're a man . ' I says , ' You keep quiet , I ain't done nothing to you . ' Then he said I hadn't any guts . Well , that settled it . I got down off the streetcar and I said to him , ' You better keep your mouth shut ...
... streetcar , if you're a man . ' I says , ' You keep quiet , I ain't done nothing to you . ' Then he said I hadn't any guts . Well , that settled it . I got down off the streetcar and I said to him , ' You better keep your mouth shut ...
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