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 107
... court procedure - may explain why I didn't follow very well the opening phases : the drawing of lots for the jury , the various questions put by the presiding judge to the Prosecutor , the foreman of the jury , and my counsel ( each ...
... court procedure - may explain why I didn't follow very well the opening phases : the drawing of lots for the jury , the various questions put by the presiding judge to the Prosecutor , the foreman of the jury , and my counsel ( each ...
Page 108
... court cleared . The day was stoking up . Some of the public were fanning themselves with newspapers , and there was a constant rustle of crumpled paper . On a sign from the presiding judge the clerk of the court brought three fans of ...
... court cleared . The day was stoking up . Some of the public were fanning themselves with newspapers , and there was a constant rustle of crumpled paper . On a sign from the presiding judge the clerk of the court brought three fans of ...
Page 129
... court . Meanwhile he would be glad to hear , before my counsel addressed the court , what were the motives of my crime . So far , he must ad- mit , he hadn't fully understood the grounds of my 129.
... court . Meanwhile he would be glad to hear , before my counsel addressed the court , what were the motives of my crime . So far , he must ad- mit , he hadn't fully understood the grounds of my 129.
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