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 30
... followed it up by asking what Mother's age was . I thought a bit , then answered , " Round about sixty , " as I didn't want to make a blunder . At which he looked . relieved - why , I can't imagine - and seemed to think that closed the ...
... followed it up by asking what Mother's age was . I thought a bit , then answered , " Round about sixty , " as I didn't want to make a blunder . At which he looked . relieved - why , I can't imagine - and seemed to think that closed the ...
Page 84
... followed , the magistrate kept fidgeting , running his fingers through his hair , half rising , then sitting down again . Finally , plant- ing his elbows on the desk , he bent toward me with a queer expression . " But why , why did you ...
... followed , the magistrate kept fidgeting , running his fingers through his hair , half rising , then sitting down again . Finally , plant- ing his elbows on the desk , he bent toward me with a queer expression . " But why , why did you ...
Page 88
... followed by an ex- change of remarks with the lawyer , the magistrate closed the interview . My case was " taking its course , " as he put it . Sometimes , too , the conversa- tion was of a general order , and the magistrate and lawyer ...
... followed by an ex- change of remarks with the lawyer , the magistrate closed the interview . My case was " taking its course , " as he put it . Sometimes , too , the conversa- tion was of a general order , and the magistrate and lawyer ...
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