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 98
... ment's boredom . Sometimes I would exercise my memory on my bedroom and , starting from a cor- ner , make the round , noting every object I saw on the way . At first it was over in a minute or two . But each time I repeated the ...
... ment's boredom . Sometimes I would exercise my memory on my bedroom and , starting from a cor- ner , make the round , noting every object I saw on the way . At first it was over in a minute or two . But each time I repeated the ...
Page 151
... whereas I had done y or z . And what did that mean ? That , all the time , I'd been waiting for this present mo- ment , for that dawn , tomorrow's or another day's , which was to justify me . Nothing , nothing had 151.
... whereas I had done y or z . And what did that mean ? That , all the time , I'd been waiting for this present mo- ment , for that dawn , tomorrow's or another day's , which was to justify me . Nothing , nothing had 151.
Page 153
... ment without speaking . I could see tears in his eyes . Then he turned and left the cell . Once he'd gone , I felt calm again . But all this excitement had exhausted me and I dropped heavily on to my sleeping plank . I must have had a ...
... ment without speaking . I could see tears in his eyes . Then he turned and left the cell . Once he'd gone , I felt calm again . But all this excitement had exhausted me and I dropped heavily on to my sleeping plank . I must have had a ...
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