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 113
... prosecution he will shake the evidence , the abundant and cogent evidence , against his client ? " None the less , the ... Prosecutor , however , was promptly on his feet again . " Quite so , " he boomed above our heads . " The jury will ...
... prosecution he will shake the evidence , the abundant and cogent evidence , against his client ? " None the less , the ... Prosecutor , however , was promptly on his feet again . " Quite so , " he boomed above our heads . " The jury will ...
Page 120
... Prosecutor inquired , " that the letter which led up to this tragedy was the prisoner's work ? " Raymond replied that this , too , was due to mere chance . To which the Prosecutor retorted that in this case " chance " or " mere ...
... Prosecutor inquired , " that the letter which led up to this tragedy was the prisoner's work ? " Raymond replied that this , too , was due to mere chance . To which the Prosecutor retorted that in this case " chance " or " mere ...
Page 128
... Prosecutor paused and , after a short silence , said in a low , vibrant voice : " This same court , gentlemen , will be called on to try tomorrow that most odious of crimes , the murder of a father by his son . " To his mind , such a ...
... Prosecutor paused and , after a short silence , said in a low , vibrant voice : " This same court , gentlemen , will be called on to try tomorrow that most odious of crimes , the murder of a father by his son . " To his mind , such a ...
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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 hadn't 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 oilcloth once Pérez police policeman prison Prosecutor queer question Raymond remarks replied round Salamano sand seemed shouted silence smile smoking sort sound 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