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 14
... morning breeze was blowing and it had a pleasant salty tang . There was the promise of a very fine day . I hadn't been in the country for ages , and I caught myself thinking what an agreeable walk I could have had , if it hadn't been ...
... morning breeze was blowing and it had a pleasant salty tang . There was the promise of a very fine day . I hadn't been in the country for ages , and I caught myself thinking what an agreeable walk I could have had , if it hadn't been ...
Page 18
... morning sun , with everything shimmering in the heat haze , there was something inhuman , discour- aging , about this landscape . At last we made a move . Only then I noticed that Pérez had a slight limp . The old chap steadily lost ...
... morning sun , with everything shimmering in the heat haze , there was something inhuman , discour- aging , about this landscape . At last we made a move . Only then I noticed that Pérez had a slight limp . The old chap steadily lost ...
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... morning ; Marie had to jog my shoulders and shout my name . As we wanted to get into the water early , we didn't trouble about breakfast . My head was aching slightly and my first cigarette had a bitter taste . Marie told me I looked ...
... morning ; Marie had to jog my shoulders and shout my name . As we wanted to get into the water early , we didn't trouble about breakfast . My head was aching slightly and my first cigarette had a bitter taste . Marie told me I looked ...
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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