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 113
... jury will appre- ciate , " he said , " the importance of this admis- sion . " The Prosecutor , however , was promptly on his feet again . " Quite so , " he boomed above our heads . " The jury will appreciate it . And they will draw the ...
... jury will appre- ciate , " he said , " the importance of this admis- sion . " The Prosecutor , however , was promptly on his feet again . " Quite so , " he boomed above our heads . " The jury will appreciate it . And they will draw the ...
Page 121
... jury . " Not only did the man before you in the dock indulge in the most shameful orgies on the day fol- lowing his mother's death . He killed a man cold- bloodedly , in pursuance of some sordid vendetta in the underworld of prostitutes ...
... jury . " Not only did the man before you in the dock indulge in the most shameful orgies on the day fol- lowing his mother's death . He killed a man cold- bloodedly , in pursuance of some sordid vendetta in the underworld of prostitutes ...
Page 122
... jury and public . My lawyer merely shrugged his shoulders and wiped the sweat from his forehead . But obviously he was rattled , and I had a feeling things weren't going well for me . Soon after this incident the court rose . As I was ...
... jury and public . My lawyer merely shrugged his shoulders and wiped the sweat from his forehead . But obviously he was rattled , and I had a feeling things weren't going well for me . Soon after this incident the court rose . As I was ...
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