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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... men in black were standing behind the coffin and the screws in the lid had now been driven home . At the same mo- ment I heard the warden remark that the hearse had arrived , and the priest starting his prayers . Then everybody made a ...
... men in black were standing behind the coffin and the screws in the lid had now been driven home . At the same mo- ment I heard the warden remark that the hearse had arrived , and the priest starting his prayers . Then everybody made a ...
Page 17
... black all over , it vaguely re- minded me of the pen trays in the office . Beside the hearse stood a quaintly dressed little man , whose duty it was , I understood , to supervise the funeral , as a sort ... men in black on each side of it 17.
... black all over , it vaguely re- minded me of the pen trays in the office . Beside the hearse stood a quaintly dressed little man , whose duty it was , I understood , to supervise the funeral , as a sort ... men in black on each side of it 17.
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Albert Camus. the four men in black on each side of it . The warden and myself came next , and , bringing up the rear ... dark suit made things worse . I couldn't imagine why we waited so long for getting under way . Old Pérez , who had ...
Albert Camus. the four men in black on each side of it . The warden and myself came next , and , bringing up the rear ... dark suit made things worse . I couldn't imagine why we waited so long for getting under way . Old Pérez , who had ...
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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