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 52
... on it , we'd get married . Then she asked me again if I loved her . I replied , much as before , that her question meant nothing or next to nothing - but I supposed I didn't . " If that's how you feel , ” she said 52.
... on it , we'd get married . Then she asked me again if I loved her . I replied , much as before , that her question meant nothing or next to nothing - but I supposed I didn't . " If that's how you feel , ” she said 52.
Page 82
... replied that I could answer for myself . He pressed a bell push on his desk and a young clerk came in and seated himself just behind me . Then we - I and the magistrate - settled back in our chairs and the examination began . He led off ...
... replied that I could answer for myself . He pressed a bell push on his desk and a young clerk came in and seated himself just behind me . Then we - I and the magistrate - settled back in our chairs and the examination began . He led off ...
Page 129
... replied that this statement would be taken into considera- tion by the court . Meanwhile he would be glad to hear , before my counsel addressed the court , what were the motives of my crime . So far , he must ad- mit , he hadn't fully ...
... replied that this statement would be taken into considera- tion by the court . Meanwhile he would be glad to hear , before my counsel addressed the court , what were the motives of my crime . So far , he must ad- mit , he hadn't fully ...
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