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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Albert Camus. I answered that , of recent years , I'd rather lost the habit of noting my feelings , and hardly knew what to answer . I could truthfully say I'd been quite fond of Mother - but really that didn't mean much . All normal ...
Albert Camus. I answered that , of recent years , I'd rather lost the habit of noting my feelings , and hardly knew what to answer . I could truthfully say I'd been quite fond of Mother - but really that didn't mean much . All normal ...
Page 82
... answer for myself . He pressed a bell push on his desk and a young clerk came in and seated himself just behind me ... answered : " Well , I rarely have anything much to say . So , naturally I keep my mouth shut . " He smiled as on the ...
... answer for myself . He pressed a bell push on his desk and a young clerk came in and seated himself just behind me ... answered : " Well , I rarely have anything much to say . So , naturally I keep my mouth shut . " He smiled as on the ...
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... 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 me needlessly aggressive : " Now , think well , my man ! Can you swear you ...
... 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 me needlessly aggressive : " Now , think well , my man ! Can you swear you ...
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