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 34
... idea here- abouts is that he's a pimp . But if you ask him what his job is , he says he's a warehouseman . One thing's sure : he isn't popular in our street . Still , he often has a word for me , and drops in sometimes for a short talk ...
... idea here- abouts is that he's a pimp . But if you ask him what his job is , he says he's a warehouseman . One thing's sure : he isn't popular in our street . Still , he often has a word for me , and drops in sometimes for a short talk ...
Page 70
... idea that Raymond had a definite idea where he was going ; but probably I was mistaken about this . At the end of the beach we came to a small stream that had cut a channel in the sand , after coming out from behind a biggish rock ...
... idea that Raymond had a definite idea where he was going ; but probably I was mistaken about this . At the end of the beach we came to a small stream that had cut a channel in the sand , after coming out from behind a biggish rock ...
Page 87
... idea to which I never could get reconciled . To indicate , presumably , that the interview was over , the magistrate stood up . In the same weary tone he asked me a last question : Did I regret what I had done ? After thinking a bit , I ...
... idea to which I never could get reconciled . To indicate , presumably , that the interview was over , the magistrate stood up . In the same weary tone he asked me a last question : Did I regret what I had done ? After thinking a bit , I ...
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