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 104
... courtroom but couldn't recognize any of the faces . At first I could hardly believe that all these people had come on my account . It was such a new experience , being a focus of interest ; in the ordi- nary way no one ever paid much ...
... courtroom but couldn't recognize any of the faces . At first I could hardly believe that all these people had come on my account . It was such a new experience , being a focus of interest ; in the ordi- nary way no one ever paid much ...
Page 131
Albert Camus. already felt worlds away from this courtroom and its tedious " proceedings . " My lawyer , in any case , struck me as feeble to the point of being ridiculous . He hurried through his plea of provocation , and then he , too ...
Albert Camus. already felt worlds away from this courtroom and its tedious " proceedings . " My lawyer , in any case , struck me as feeble to the point of being ridiculous . He hurried through his plea of provocation , and then he , too ...
Page 135
... courtroom . When the bell rang again and I stepped back into the dock , the silence of the courtroom closed in round me , and with the silence came a queer sen- sation when I noticed that , for the first time , the young journalist kept ...
... courtroom . When the bell rang again and I stepped back into the dock , the silence of the courtroom closed in round me , and with the silence came a queer sen- sation when I noticed that , for the first time , the young journalist kept ...
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