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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... keep the body for three days , sometimes four . " After that he had mentioned that he'd spent the best part of his life in Paris , and could never manage to forget it . " Here , " he had said , " things have to go with a rush , like ...
... keep the body for three days , sometimes four . " After that he had mentioned that he'd spent the best part of his life in Paris , and could never manage to forget it . " Here , " he had said , " things have to go with a rush , like ...
Page 35
... keep quiet , I ain't done nothing to you . ' Then he said I hadn't any guts . Well , that settled it . I got down off the streetcar and I said to him , ' You better keep your mouth shut , or I'll shut it for you . ' ' I'd like to see ...
... keep quiet , I ain't done nothing to you . ' Then he said I hadn't any guts . Well , that settled it . I got down off the streetcar and I said to him , ' You better keep your mouth shut , or I'll shut it for you . ' ' I'd like to see ...
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... keep my mind off these thoughts . I lay down , looked up at the sky , and forced myself to study it . When the light began to turn green I knew that night was coming . An- other thing I did to deflect the course of my thoughts was to ...
... keep my mind off these thoughts . I lay down , looked up at the sky , and forced myself to study it . When the light began to turn green I knew that night was coming . An- other thing I did to deflect the course of my thoughts was to ...
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