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 67
... wave wet our canvas shoes . I wasn't thinking of any- thing , as all that sunlight beating down on my bare head made me feel half asleep . Just then Raymond said something to Masson that I didn't quite catch . But at the same moment I ...
... wave wet our canvas shoes . I wasn't thinking of any- thing , as all that sunlight beating down on my bare head made me feel half asleep . Just then Raymond said something to Masson that I didn't quite catch . But at the same moment I ...
Page 119
... wave of his hand and led off by say- ing I was innocent . The Judge rebuked him . " You are here to give evidence , not your views on the case , and you must confine yourself to an- swering the questions put you . " He was then asked to ...
... wave of his hand and led off by say- ing I was innocent . The Judge rebuked him . " You are here to give evidence , not your views on the case , and you must confine yourself to an- swering the questions put you . " He was then asked to ...
Page 133
... wave of her hand , as if to say , “ At last ! " She was smiling , but I could tell that she was rather anxious . But my heart seemed turned to stone , and I couldn't even return her smile . The judges came back to their seats . Someone ...
... wave of her hand , as if to say , “ At last ! " She was smiling , but I could tell that she was rather anxious . But my heart seemed turned to stone , and I couldn't even return her smile . The judges came back to their seats . Someone ...
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Albert Camus Algiers answered anyhow Arabs asked beach began beside black pudding black tie café au lait Céleste cell chair cigarette coffin court courtroom crime dark death door doorkeeper explained eyes face fact feel fellow felt Fernandel gave gazing girl guillotine hair hand he'd head hear heard hearse Home hors d'oeuvre jailer Judge jury keeper knew laughing lawyer LEO LIONNI light looked magistrate Marengo Marie Marie's Masson men in black ment mind mother mother's funeral move never night noticed once Pérez police policeman prison Prosecutor question Raymond remarks replied round Salamano sand seemed shouted silence smile smoking sort sound staring started street streetcar struck Stuart Gilbert sure swim talking tell there's thing thought told tone took turned voice waited walked wanted warden window woman young