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 82
... that puzzle me about your crime . I feel sure that you will help me to understand them . " When I replied that really it was quite simple , he asked me to give him an account of what I'd done that day . As a matter of fact , 82.
... that puzzle me about your crime . I feel sure that you will help me to understand them . " When I replied that really it was quite simple , he asked me to give him an account of what I'd done that day . As a matter of fact , 82.
Page 123
... crime . Really there wasn't any very great difference between the two speeches . Counsel for the defense raised his arms to heaven and pleaded guilty , but with extenuating circumstances . The Prosecutor made similar gestures ; he ...
... crime . Really there wasn't any very great difference between the two speeches . Counsel for the defense raised his arms to heaven and pleaded guilty , but with extenuating circumstances . The Prosecutor made similar gestures ; he ...
Page 124
... crime was premeditated . I remember his saying at one moment , " I can prove this , gentlemen of the jury , to the hilt . First , you have the facts of the crime ; which are as clear as daylight . And then you have what I may call the ...
... crime was premeditated . I remember his saying at one moment , " I can prove this , gentlemen of the jury , to the hilt . First , you have the facts of the crime ; which are as clear as daylight . And then you have what I may call the ...
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