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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... with pin - stripe trou- sers . He picked up the telephone receiver and looked at me . " The undertaker's men arrived some moments ago , and they will be going to the mortuary to screw down the coffin . Shall I tell them to I 4.
... with pin - stripe trou- sers . He picked up the telephone receiver and looked at me . " The undertaker's men arrived some moments ago , and they will be going to the mortuary to screw down the coffin . Shall I tell them to I 4.
Page 15
Albert Camus. screw down the coffin . Shall I tell them to wait , for you to have a last glimpse of your mother ? " " No , " I said . He spoke into the receiver , lowering his voice . " That's all right , Figeac . Tell the men to go ...
Albert Camus. screw down the coffin . Shall I tell them to wait , for you to have a last glimpse of your mother ? " " No , " I said . He spoke into the receiver , lowering his voice . " That's all right , Figeac . Tell the men to go ...
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... tell me , and that was why he'd rung me up , though he could have waited till the evening to pass on the invitation . " It's like this , " he said . " I've been shadowed all the morning by some Arabs . One of them's the brother of that ...
... tell me , and that was why he'd rung me up , though he could have waited till the evening to pass on the invitation . " It's like this , " he said . " I've been shadowed all the morning by some Arabs . One of them's the brother of that ...
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ALBERT CAMUS Algiers answered anyhow Arabs asked beach began beside black pudding black tie bungalow café au lait cassock Céleste cell chair cigarette coffin court courtroom crime dark death door doorkeeper explained eyes face fact feel fellow felt Fernandel gave gazing girl guillotine hair hand he'd head hear heard hearse Home hors d'oeuvre jailer Judge jury keeper knew laughing lawyer light looked magistrate Marengo Marie Marie's Masson men in black ment mind mother mother's funeral move never night noticed once Pérez police policeman prison Prosecutor queer question Raymond remarks replied round Salamano sand seemed shouted silence smile smoking sort sound STANFORD UNIVERSITY staring started street streetcar struck sure swim talking tell there's thing thought told tone took turned voice waited walked wanted warden window woman young