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
... body is cov- ered with brown scabs . Perhaps through living in one small room , cooped up with his dog , Salamano has come to resemble it . His towy hair has gone very thin , and he has reddish blotches on his face . And the dog has ...
... body is cov- ered with brown scabs . Perhaps through living in one small room , cooped up with his dog , Salamano has come to resemble it . His towy hair has gone very thin , and he has reddish blotches on his face . And the dog has ...
Page 76
... body was a steel spring , and my grip closed on the revolver . The trigger gave , and the smooth underbelly of the butt jogged my palm . And so , with that crisp , whipcrack sound , it all be- gan . I shook off my sweat and the clinging ...
... body was a steel spring , and my grip closed on the revolver . The trigger gave , and the smooth underbelly of the butt jogged my palm . And so , with that crisp , whipcrack sound , it all be- gan . I shook off my sweat and the clinging ...
Page 113
... of coffee , the pris- oner , in common decency , should have refused it , if only out of respect for the dead body of the poor woman who had brought him into the world . " After which the doorkeeper went back to his seat . 113.
... of coffee , the pris- oner , in common decency , should have refused it , if only out of respect for the dead body of the poor woman who had brought him into the world . " After which the doorkeeper went back to his seat . 113.
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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