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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... 't always understand what's happening on the screen and asks me to explain it . Yesterday was Saturday , and Marie came as we'd arranged . She had a very pretty dress , with red and white stripes , and leather sandals , and I couldn't 42.
... 't always understand what's happening on the screen and asks me to explain it . Yesterday was Saturday , and Marie came as we'd arranged . She had a very pretty dress , with red and white stripes , and leather sandals , and I couldn't 42.
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Albert Camus. white stripes , and leather sandals , and I couldn't take my eyes off her . One could see the outline of her firm little breasts , and her sun - tanned face was like a velvety brown flower . We took the bus and went to a ...
Albert Camus. white stripes , and leather sandals , and I couldn't take my eyes off her . One could see the outline of her firm little breasts , and her sun - tanned face was like a velvety brown flower . We took the bus and went to a ...
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