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 114
... Prosecutor asked him to tell the court if he'd seen me weep . And when Pérez answered , " No , " added emphatically : " I trust the jury will take note of this reply . " My lawyer rose at once , and asked Pérez in a tone that seemed to ...
... Prosecutor asked him to tell the court if he'd seen me weep . And when Pérez answered , " No , " added emphatically : " I trust the jury will take note of this reply . " My lawyer rose at once , and asked Pérez in a tone that seemed to ...
Page 115
... Prosecutor asked him if I always settled my monthly bill at his restaurant when he presented it . Céleste laughed . " Oh , he paid on the nail , all right . But the bills were just details - like , between him and me . " Then he was ...
... Prosecutor asked him if I always settled my monthly bill at his restaurant when he presented it . Céleste laughed . " Oh , he paid on the nail , all right . But the bills were just details - like , between him and me . " Then he was ...
Page 120
... Prosecutor inquired , " that the letter which led up to this tragedy was the prisoner's work ? ” Raymond replied that this , too , was due to mere chance . To which the Prosecutor retorted that in this case " chance " or " mere ...
... Prosecutor inquired , " that the letter which led up to this tragedy was the prisoner's work ? ” Raymond replied that this , too , was due to mere chance . To which the Prosecutor retorted that in this case " chance " or " mere ...
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