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 84
... wall , pulled a drawer open , and took from it a silver crucifix , which he was waving as he came back to the desk . " Do you know who this is ? " His voice had changed completely ; it was vibrant with emotion . " Of course I do , " I ...
... wall , pulled a drawer open , and took from it a silver crucifix , which he was waving as he came back to the desk . " Do you know who this is ? " His voice had changed completely ; it was vibrant with emotion . " Of course I do , " I ...
Page 90
... wall . The only other furniture was a latrine bucket and a tin basin . The prison stands on rising ground , and ... walls , and the sunlight stream- 90.
... wall . The only other furniture was a latrine bucket and a tin basin . The prison stands on rising ground , and ... walls , and the sunlight stream- 90.
Page 149
... walls for months ; there was nobody , nothing in the world , I knew better than I knew them . And once upon a time ... wall , and slowly drew his hand along it . " Do you really love these earthly things so very much ? " he asked in a ...
... walls for months ; there was nobody , nothing in the world , I knew better than I knew them . And once upon a time ... wall , and slowly drew his hand along it . " Do you really love these earthly things so very much ? " he asked in a ...
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