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 11
... woman in front . At regular intervals she emitted a little choking sob ; one had a feeling she would never stop . The others didn't seem to notice . They sat in silence , slumped in their chairs , staring at the coffin or at their walk ...
... woman in front . At regular intervals she emitted a little choking sob ; one had a feeling she would never stop . The others didn't seem to notice . They sat in silence , slumped in their chairs , staring at the coffin or at their walk ...
Page 92
... woman gave a laugh . " Fit ? I should say he is ! The picture of health . " Meanwhile the prisoner on my left , a youngster with thin , girlish hands , never said a word . His eyes , I noticed , were fixed on the little old woman op ...
... woman gave a laugh . " Fit ? I should say he is ! The picture of health . " Meanwhile the prisoner on my left , a youngster with thin , girlish hands , never said a word . His eyes , I noticed , were fixed on the little old woman op ...
Page 96
... woman - which was natural enough , considering my age . I never thought of Marie especially . I was obsessed by thoughts of this woman or that , of all the ones I'd had , all the circumstances under which I'd loved them ; so much so ...
... woman - which was natural enough , considering my age . I never thought of Marie especially . I was obsessed by thoughts of this woman or that , of all the ones I'd had , all the circumstances under which I'd loved them ; so much so ...
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