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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... there's a death here , they're in a nervous state for two or three days . Which means , of course , extra work and worry for our staff . " We crossed a courtyard where there were a num- ber of old men , talking amongst themselves in ...
... there's a death here , they're in a nervous state for two or three days . Which means , of course , extra work and worry for our staff . " We crossed a courtyard where there were a num- ber of old men , talking amongst themselves in ...
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... there is nothing else to see . All my time is spent in watch- ing the slowly changing colors of the sky , as day moves ... There's never any knowing what one may come to . Like everyone else I'd read descriptions of executions in the pa ...
... there is nothing else to see . All my time is spent in watch- ing the slowly changing colors of the sky , as day moves ... There's never any knowing what one may come to . Like everyone else I'd read descriptions of executions in the pa ...
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... there's always something to be thankful for . And each morning , when the sky brightened and light began to flood my ... there was an end ; my heart hadn't split , and I knew I had another twenty - four hours ' respite . Then all day ...
... there's always something to be thankful for . And each morning , when the sky brightened and light began to flood my ... there was an end ; my heart hadn't split , and I knew I had another twenty - four hours ' respite . Then all day ...
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