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 21
... took another short cut and met us again farther on ; in fact , this hap- pened several times during the next half - hour . But soon I lost interest in his movements ; my temples were throbbing and I could hardly drag myself along ...
... took another short cut and met us again farther on ; in fact , this hap- pened several times during the next half - hour . But soon I lost interest in his movements ; my temples were throbbing and I could hardly drag myself along ...
Page 55
... took out a slip of paper and a pencil , and added up the bill in advance . Diving into her bag again , she pro- duced a purse and took from it the exact sum , plus a small tip , and placed it on the cloth in front of her . Just then the ...
... took out a slip of paper and a pencil , and added up the bill in advance . Diving into her bag again , she pro- duced a purse and took from it the exact sum , plus a small tip , and placed it on the cloth in front of her . Just then the ...
Page 75
... took some steps toward the stream . The Arab didn't move . After all , there was still some distance between us ... took another step forward . I knew it was a fool thing to do ; I wouldn't get out of the sun by moving on a yard or so ...
... took some steps toward the stream . The Arab didn't move . After all , there was still some distance between us ... took another step forward . I knew it was a fool thing to do ; I wouldn't get out of the sun by moving on a yard or so ...
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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