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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... café au lait . As I am very par- tial to café au lait I said , " Thanks , " and a few min- utes later he came back with a tray . I drank the coffee , and then I wanted a cigarette . But I wasn't sure if I should smoke , under the ...
... café au lait . As I am very par- tial to café au lait I said , " Thanks , " and a few min- utes later he came back with a tray . I drank the coffee , and then I wanted a cigarette . But I wasn't sure if I should smoke , under the ...
Page 112
... café au lait . It was then I felt a sort of wave of indignation spreading through the courtroom , and for the first time I understood that I was guilty . They got the doorkeeper to repeat what he had said about the coffee and my smoking ...
... café au lait . It was then I felt a sort of wave of indignation spreading through the courtroom , and for the first time I understood that I was guilty . They got the doorkeeper to repeat what he had said about the coffee and my smoking ...
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