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 14
... waited in the courtyard , under a plane tree . I sniffed the smells of the cool earth and found I wasn't sleepy any more . Then I thought of the other fellows in the office . At this hour they'd be getting up , preparing to go to work ...
... waited in the courtyard , under a plane tree . I sniffed the smells of the cool earth and found I wasn't sleepy any more . Then I thought of the other fellows in the office . At this hour they'd be getting up , preparing to go to work ...
Page 18
... waited so long for getting under way . Old Pérez , who had put on his hat , took it off again . I had turned slightly in his direction and was looking at him when the warden started telling me more about him . I re- member his saying ...
... waited so long for getting under way . Old Pérez , who had put on his hat , took it off again . I had turned slightly in his direction and was looking at him when the warden started telling me more about him . I re- member his saying ...
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... waited . My lawyer came to see me ; he was very talkative and showed more cordiality and confi- dence than ever before . He assured me that all would go well and I'd get off with a few years ' im- prisonment or transportation . I asked ...
... waited . My lawyer came to see me ; he was very talkative and showed more cordiality and confi- dence than ever before . He assured me that all would go well and I'd get off with a few years ' im- prisonment or transportation . I asked ...
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