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 108
... judge the clerk of the court brought three fans of plaited straw , which the three judges promptly put in action . My examination began at once . The Judge ques- tioned me quite calmly and even , I thought , with a hint of cordiality ...
... judge the clerk of the court brought three fans of plaited straw , which the three judges promptly put in action . My examination began at once . The Judge ques- tioned me quite calmly and even , I thought , with a hint of cordiality ...
Page 109
... Judge lingered on each detail . Meanwhile the journalists scribbled busily away . But I was sometimes conscious of the eyes of the of the youngest fixed on me ; also those of the little robot woman . The jurymen , however , were all ...
... Judge lingered on each detail . Meanwhile the journalists scribbled busily away . But I was sometimes conscious of the eyes of the of the youngest fixed on me ; also those of the little robot woman . The jurymen , however , were all ...
Page 116
... Judge cut him short . " Quite so . That's all , thank you . " For a bit Céleste seemed flabbergasted ; then he explained that he hadn't finished what he wanted to say . They told him to continue , but to make it brief . He only repeated ...
... Judge cut him short . " Quite so . That's all , thank you . " For a bit Céleste seemed flabbergasted ; then he explained that he hadn't finished what he wanted to say . They told him to continue , but to make it brief . He only repeated ...
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