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 21
... face at all ; it was musical and slightly tremulous . What she said was : “ If you go too slowly there's the risk of a heatstroke . But , if you go too fast , you perspire , and the cold air in the church gives you a chill . " I saw her ...
... face at all ; it was musical and slightly tremulous . What she said was : “ If you go too slowly there's the risk of a heatstroke . But , if you go too fast , you perspire , and the cold air in the church gives you a chill . " I saw her ...
Page 101
... face in it . My expression was terribly serious , I thought , even when I tried to smile . I held the pannikin at different angles , but always my face had the same mournful , tense ex- pression . The sun was setting and it was the hour ...
... face in it . My expression was terribly serious , I thought , even when I tried to smile . I held the pannikin at different angles , but always my face had the same mournful , tense ex- pression . The sun was setting and it was the hour ...
Page 149
... face . But it was a sun - gold face , lit up with desire - Marie's face . I had no luck ; I'd never seen it , and now I'd given up trying . Indeed , I'd never seen anything " taking form , " as he called it , against those gray walls ...
... face . But it was a sun - gold face , lit up with desire - Marie's face . I had no luck ; I'd never seen it , and now I'd given up trying . Indeed , I'd never seen anything " taking form , " as he called it , against those gray walls ...
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