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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... girls from my part of the town , and two or three of them , whom I knew , looked up and waved to me . Just then the ... girl's hair , or a smile , or a silver bangle . Soon after this , as the streetcars became fewer and the sky showed ...
... girls from my part of the town , and two or three of them , whom I knew , looked up and waved to me . Just then the ... girl's hair , or a smile , or a silver bangle . Soon after this , as the streetcars became fewer and the sky showed ...
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... girl . " Don't you worry , my pet . We'll meet again . " " That's enough , " the policeman said , and told the girl to go away . Raymond was to stay in his room till summoned to the police station . “ You ought to be ashamed of yourself ...
... girl . " Don't you worry , my pet . We'll meet again . " " That's enough , " the policeman said , and told the girl to go away . Raymond was to stay in his room till summoned to the police station . “ You ought to be ashamed of yourself ...
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... girl I had the row with . If you see him hanging round the house when you come back , pass me the word . " I promised to do so . Just then my employer sent for me . For a mo- ment I felt uneasy , as I expected he was going to tell me to ...
... girl I had the row with . If you see him hanging round the house when you come back , pass me the word . " I promised to do so . Just then my employer sent for me . For a mo- ment I felt uneasy , as I expected he was going to tell me to ...
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Albert Camus Algiers answered anyhow Arabs asked beach began beside black pudding black tie bungalow café au lait cassock Céleste cell chair cigarette coffin court courtroom crime dark death door doorkeeper explained eyes face fact feel fellow felt Fernandel gave gazing girl guillotine hair hand he'd head hear heard hearse Home hors d'oeuvre jailer Judge jury keeper knew laughing lawyer light looked magistrate Marengo Marie Marie's Masson men in black ment mind mother mother's funeral move never night noticed once Pérez police policeman prison Prosecutor queer question Raymond replied round Salamano sand seemed shouted silence smile smoking sort sound staring started street streetcar struck Stuart Gilbert sure swim talking tell there's thing thought told tone took turned voice waited walked wanted warden window woman young