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 46
... gone off . He said it had all gone quite smoothly at first , as per program ; only then she'd slapped his face and he'd seen red , and started thrashing her . As for what happened after that , 46.
... gone off . He said it had all gone quite smoothly at first , as per program ; only then she'd slapped his face and he'd seen red , and started thrashing her . As for what happened after that , 46.
Page 48
... Gone ! " A moment later , all of a sudden , he launched out into it . " I'd taken him to the Parade Ground as usual . There was a fair on , and you could hardly move for the crowd . I stopped at one of the booths to look at the Handcuff ...
... Gone ! " A moment later , all of a sudden , he launched out into it . " I'd taken him to the Parade Ground as usual . There was a fair on , and you could hardly move for the crowd . I stopped at one of the booths to look at the Handcuff ...
Page 118
... gone together to the pictures , and then to my place . He then informed the court that , as a result of certain statements made by Marie at the proceedings before the magistrate , he had studied the movie programs of that date , and ...
... gone together to the pictures , and then to my place . He then informed the court that , as a result of certain statements made by Marie at the proceedings before the magistrate , he had studied the movie programs of that date , and ...
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