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 9
... chairs and a pot of black coffee . " The glare off the white walls was making my eyes smart , and I asked him if he couldn't turn off one of the lamps . " Nothing doing , " he said . They'd arranged the lights like that ; either one had ...
... chairs and a pot of black coffee . " The glare off the white walls was making my eyes smart , and I asked him if he couldn't turn off one of the lamps . " Nothing doing , " he said . They'd arranged the lights like that ; either one had ...
Page 27
... chair out on to the pavement in front of his door and sat astride it , resting his arms on the back . The streetcars which a few minutes before had been crowded were now almost empty . In the little café , Chez Pierrot , beside the ...
... chair out on to the pavement in front of his door and sat astride it , resting his arms on the back . The streetcars which a few minutes before had been crowded were now almost empty . In the little café , Chez Pierrot , beside the ...
Page 86
... ” I must have shaken my head again , for he sank back in his chair , looking limp and dejected . For some moments there was a silence during which the typewriter , which had been clicking away all the time we talked , caught up with. 86.
... ” I must have shaken my head again , for he sank back in his chair , looking limp and dejected . For some moments there was a silence during which the typewriter , which had been clicking away all the time we talked , caught up with. 86.
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