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 13
... staring hard at me , as if he had been waiting for me to wake . Then I fell asleep again . I woke up after a bit , because the ache in my legs had developed into a sort of cramp . There was a glimmer of dawn above the sky- light . A ...
... staring hard at me , as if he had been waiting for me to wake . Then I fell asleep again . I woke up after a bit , because the ache in my legs had developed into a sort of cramp . There was a glimmer of dawn above the sky- light . A ...
Page 49
... 'm not disturbing you . " I asked him in , but he shook his head . He was staring at his toe caps , and the gnarled old hands were trembling . Without meeting my eyes , he started talking . " They won't really take him from me , will 49.
... 'm not disturbing you . " I asked him in , but he shook his head . He was staring at his toe caps , and the gnarled old hands were trembling . Without meeting my eyes , he started talking . " They won't really take him from me , will 49.
Page 69
... staring at the sea . Raymond came back at about half - past one , ac- companied by Masson . He had his arm bandaged and a strip of sticking plaster on the corner of his mouth . The doctor had assured him it was nothing 69.
... staring at the sea . Raymond came back at about half - past one , ac- companied by Masson . He had his arm bandaged and a strip of sticking plaster on the corner of his mouth . The doctor had assured him it was nothing 69.
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