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 39
... sort of lech on her " as he called it . But he was quite determined to teach her a lesson . His first idea , he said , had been to take her to a hotel , and then call in the special police . He'd per- suade them to put her on the ...
... sort of lech on her " as he called it . But he was quite determined to teach her a lesson . His first idea , he said , had been to take her to a hotel , and then call in the special police . He'd per- suade them to put her on the ...
Page 90
... sort of no man's land between the prisoners and their friends . I was led to a point ex- actly opposite Marie , who was wearing her striped dress . On my side of the rails were about a dozen other prisoners , Arabs for the most part ...
... sort of no man's land between the prisoners and their friends . I was led to a point ex- actly opposite Marie , who was wearing her striped dress . On my side of the rails were about a dozen other prisoners , Arabs for the most part ...
Page 137
... sort doesn't touch the imagination . No , the one thing that counted for me was the possibility of making a dash for it and defeating their bloodthirsty rite ; of a mad stampede to freedom that would anyhow give me a moment's hope , the ...
... sort doesn't touch the imagination . No , the one thing that counted for me was the possibility of making a dash for it and defeating their bloodthirsty rite ; of a mad stampede to freedom that would anyhow give me a moment's hope , the ...
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