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 36
... wasn't my fault ; he was asking for it , wasn't he ? " I nodded , and he added : " As a matter of fact , I rather want to ask your advice about something ; it's connected with this business . You've knocked about the world a bit , and I ...
... wasn't my fault ; he was asking for it , wasn't he ? " I nodded , and he added : " As a matter of fact , I rather want to ask your advice about something ; it's connected with this business . You've knocked about the world a bit , and I ...
Page 133
... wasn't it ? " I agreed , but insincerely ; I was far too tired to judge if it had been " fine " or other- wise . Meanwhile the day was ending and the heat be- coming less intense . By some vague sounds that reached me from the street I ...
... wasn't it ? " I agreed , but insincerely ; I was far too tired to judge if it had been " fine " or other- wise . Meanwhile the day was ending and the heat be- coming less intense . By some vague sounds that reached me from the street I ...
Page 146
... wasn't de- spair I felt , but fear - which was natural enough . " In that case , " he said firmly , " God can help ... wasn't because I'd been condemned to death , he said , that he spoke to me in this way . In his opinion every man on ...
... wasn't de- spair I felt , but fear - which was natural enough . " In that case , " he said firmly , " God can help ... wasn't because I'd been condemned to death , he said , that he spoke to me in this way . In his opinion every man on ...
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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