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 32
... Salamano , who lived on the same floor as I. As usual , he had his dog with him . For eight years the two had been inseparable . Salamano's spaniel is an ugly brute , afflicted with some skin disease - mange , I suspect ; anyhow , it ...
... Salamano , who lived on the same floor as I. As usual , he had his dog with him . For eight years the two had been inseparable . Salamano's spaniel is an ugly brute , afflicted with some skin disease - mange , I suspect ; anyhow , it ...
Page 33
... him in the hall , Salamano was bawling at his dog , calling him a bastard , a lousy mongrel , and so forth , and the dog was whin- ing . I said , " Good evening , " but the old fellow took no notice and went on cursing . So I 33.
... him in the hall , Salamano was bawling at his dog , calling him a bastard , a lousy mongrel , and so forth , and the dog was whin- ing . I said , " Good evening , " but the old fellow took no notice and went on cursing . So I 33.
Page 56
... Salamano . I asked him into my room , and he in- formed me that his dog was definitely lost . He'd been to the pound to inquire , but it wasn't there , and the staff told him it had probably been run over . When he asked them whether it ...
... Salamano . I asked him into my room , and he in- formed me that his dog was definitely lost . He'd been to the pound to inquire , but it wasn't there , and the staff told him it had probably been run over . When he asked them whether it ...
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