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 32
... on his face . And the dog has developed something of its mas- ter's queer hunched - up gait ; it always has its muzzle stretched far forward and its nose to the ground . But , oddly enough , though so much alike , 32.
... on his face . And the dog has developed something of its mas- ter's queer hunched - up gait ; it always has its muzzle stretched far forward and its nose to the ground . But , oddly enough , though so much alike , 32.
Page 84
... queer expression . " But why , why did you go on firing at a pros- trate man ? ” Again I found nothing to reply . The magistrate drew his hand across his fore- head and repeated in a slightly different tone : " I ask you ' Why ? ' I ...
... queer expression . " But why , why did you go on firing at a pros- trate man ? ” Again I found nothing to reply . The magistrate drew his hand across his fore- head and repeated in a slightly different tone : " I ask you ' Why ? ' I ...
Page 135
... queer sen- sation when I noticed that , for the first time , the young journalist kept his eyes averted . I didn't look in Marie's direction . In fact , I had no time to look , as the presiding judge had already started pro- nouncing a ...
... queer sen- sation when I noticed that , for the first time , the young journalist kept his eyes averted . I didn't look in Marie's direction . In fact , I had no time to look , as the presiding judge had already started pro- nouncing a ...
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