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 17
... smile on her long , gaunt face . We stood aside from the doorway to let the coffin by ; then , following the bearers down a corridor , we came to the front entrance , where a hearse was waiting . Oblong , glossy , varnished black all ...
... smile on her long , gaunt face . We stood aside from the doorway to let the coffin by ; then , following the bearers down a corridor , we came to the front entrance , where a hearse was waiting . Oblong , glossy , varnished black all ...
Page 105
... smile : " You know , we've been featuring you a bit . We're always rather short of copy in the summer , and there's been precious little to write about ex- cept your case and the one that's coming on after it . I expect you've heard ...
... smile : " You know , we've been featuring you a bit . We're always rather short of copy in the summer , and there's been precious little to write about ex- cept your case and the one that's coming on after it . I expect you've heard ...
Page 133
... smiling , but I could tell that she was rather anxious . But my heart seemed turned to stone , and I couldn't even return her smile . The judges came back to their seats . Someone read out to the jury , very rapidly , a string of ques ...
... smiling , but I could tell that she was rather anxious . But my heart seemed turned to stone , and I couldn't even return her smile . The judges came back to their seats . Someone read out to the jury , very rapidly , a string of ques ...
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