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 58
... added hastily and with a rather embar- rassed air that some of the people in the street said nasty things about me because I'd sent my mother to the Home . But he , of course , knew better ; he knew how devoted to my mother I had always ...
... added hastily and with a rather embar- rassed air that some of the people in the street said nasty things about me because I'd sent my mother to the Home . But he , of course , knew better ; he knew how devoted to my mother I had always ...
Page 63
... added . I glanced at her , and noticed that she and Marie seemed to be getting on well together ; laughing and chattering away . For the first time , perhaps , I seriously considered the possibility of my marrying her . Masson wanted to ...
... added . I glanced at her , and noticed that she and Marie seemed to be getting on well together ; laughing and chattering away . For the first time , perhaps , I seriously considered the possibility of my marrying her . Masson wanted to ...
Page 82
... added , " it has little or no importance . " After a short silence he suddenly leaned forward , looked me in the eyes , and said , raising his voice a little : " What really interests me is - you ! " I wasn't quite clear what he meant ...
... added , " it has little or no importance . " After a short silence he suddenly leaned forward , looked me in the eyes , and said , raising his voice a little : " What really interests me is - you ! " I wasn't quite clear what he meant ...
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