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 25
... head and lazily sniffed the smell of brine that Marie's head had left on the pillow . I slept until ten . After that I stayed in bed until noon , smoking cigarettes . I decided not to lunch at Céleste's res- taurant as I usually did ...
... head and lazily sniffed the smell of brine that Marie's head had left on the pillow . I slept until ten . After that I stayed in bed until noon , smoking cigarettes . I decided not to lunch at Céleste's res- taurant as I usually did ...
Page 68
... head , as if to butt him in the chest . Raymond lashed out promptly and shouted to Masson to come . Masson went up to the man he had been marking and struck him twice with all his might . The fellow fell flat into the wa- ter and stayed ...
... head , as if to butt him in the chest . Raymond lashed out promptly and shouted to Masson to come . Masson went up to the man he had been marking and struck him twice with all his might . The fellow fell flat into the wa- ter and stayed ...
Page 145
... head up and looked me in the eyes . " Why , " he asked , " don't you let me come to see you ? " I explained that I didn't believe in God . " Are you really so sure of that ? " I said I saw no point in troubling my head about the matter ...
... head up and looked me in the eyes . " Why , " he asked , " don't you let me come to see you ? " I explained that I didn't believe in God . " Are you really so sure of that ? " I said I saw no point in troubling my head about the matter ...
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ALBERT CAMUS Algiers answered anyhow Arabs asked beach began beside black pudding black tie bungalow café au lait cassock Céleste cell chair cigarette coffin court courtroom crime dark death door doorkeeper explained eyes face fact feel fellow felt Fernandel gave gazing girl guillotine hadn't hair hand he'd head hear heard hearse Home hors d'oeuvre jailer Judge jury keeper knew laughing lawyer light looked magistrate Marengo Marie Marie's Masson men in black ment mind mother mother's funeral move never night noticed oilcloth once Pérez police policeman prison Prosecutor queer question Raymond remarks replied round Salamano sand seemed shouted silence smile smoking sort sound staring started street streetcar struck sure swim talking tell there's thing thought told tone took turned voice waited walked wanted warden window woman young