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 80
... explained that my physical condition at any given moment often influenced my feelings . For instance , on the day I attended Mother's funeral , I was fagged out and only half awake . So , really , I hardly took stock of what was ...
... explained that my physical condition at any given moment often influenced my feelings . For instance , on the day I attended Mother's funeral , I was fagged out and only half awake . So , really , I hardly took stock of what was ...
Page 104
... explained that the newspapers were responsible for it . He pointed to a group of men at a table just be- low the jury box . " There they are ! " " Who ? " I asked , and he replied , " The press . " One of them , he added , was an old ...
... explained that the newspapers were responsible for it . He pointed to a group of men at a table just be- low the jury box . " There they are ! " " Who ? " I asked , and he replied , " The press . " One of them , he added , was an old ...
Page 119
... explained why I'd fixed up for her to enter the Home . " You've got to understand , " he added . " You've got to ... explaining that it was he , not I , against whom the dead man had a grudge , because he , Ray- mond , had beaten up his ...
... explained why I'd fixed up for her to enter the Home . " You've got to understand , " he added . " You've got to ... explaining that it was he , not I , against whom the dead man had a grudge , because he , Ray- mond , had beaten up his ...
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