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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... soon after we were round the bend ; then began to lose ground again . He took another short cut and met us again farther on ; in fact , this hap- pened several times during the next half - hour . But soon I lost interest in his ...
... soon after we were round the bend ; then began to lose ground again . He took another short cut and met us again farther on ; in fact , this hap- pened several times during the next half - hour . But soon I lost interest in his ...
Page 52
... soon realized all that was pretty futile . Marie came that evening and asked me if I'd marry her . I said I didn't mind ; if she was keen on it , we'd get married . Then she asked me again if I loved her . I replied , much as before ...
... soon realized all that was pretty futile . Marie came that evening and asked me if I'd marry her . I said I didn't mind ; if she was keen on it , we'd get married . Then she asked me again if I loved her . I replied , much as before ...
Page 56
... soon lost sight of her and turned back homeward . For a moment the " little robot " ( as I thought of her ) had much impressed me , but I soon forgot about her . As I was turning in at my door I ran into old Salamano . I asked him into ...
... soon lost sight of her and turned back homeward . For a moment the " little robot " ( as I thought of her ) had much impressed me , but I soon forgot about her . As I was turning in at my door I ran into old Salamano . I asked him into ...
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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