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 93
... gazing mournfully at each other , and the murmur of the Arabs droned on below us . The light outside seemed to be surging up against the window , seep- ing through , and smearing the faces of the people facing it with a coat of yellow ...
... gazing mournfully at each other , and the murmur of the Arabs droned on below us . The light outside seemed to be surging up against the window , seep- ing through , and smearing the faces of the people facing it with a coat of yellow ...
Page 107
Albert Camus. was gazing hard at me . He had a plain , rather chunky face ; what held my attention were his eyes , very pale , clear eyes , riveted on me , though not betraying any definite emotion . For a moment I had an odd impression ...
Albert Camus. was gazing hard at me . He had a plain , rather chunky face ; what held my attention were his eyes , very pale , clear eyes , riveted on me , though not betraying any definite emotion . For a moment I had an odd impression ...
Page 154
... gazing up at the dark sky spangled with its signs and stars , for the first time , the first , I laid my heart open to the benign indifference of the universe . To feel it so like my- self , indeed , so brotherly , made me realize that ...
... gazing up at the dark sky spangled with its signs and stars , for the first time , the first , I laid my heart open to the benign indifference of the universe . To feel it so like my- self , indeed , so brotherly , made me realize that ...
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