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 93
... prison office . She gave a list of the things she'd brought and told him to mind and check them carefully , as some had cost quite a lot . The young- ster on my other side and his mother were still gazing mournfully at each other , and ...
... prison office . She gave a list of the things she'd brought and told him to mind and check them carefully , as some had cost quite a lot . The young- ster on my other side and his mother were still gazing mournfully at each other , and ...
Page 96
... something unfair about it , " I added , " like hitting a man when he's down . " " But that's the whole point of it , " he said ; " that's why you fellows are kept in prison . " " I don't follow . " " Liberty , " he said , " means that 96.
... something unfair about it , " I added , " like hitting a man when he's down . " " But that's the whole point of it , " he said ; " that's why you fellows are kept in prison . " " I don't follow . " " Liberty , " he said , " means that 96.
Page 101
... prison in a sort of stealthy proces- sion . I went to the barred window and in the last rays looked once again at my reflected face . It was as serious as before ; and that wasn't surprising , as just then I was feeling serious . But ...
... prison in a sort of stealthy proces- sion . I went to the barred window and in the last rays looked once again at my reflected face . It was as serious as before ; and that wasn't surprising , as just then I was feeling serious . But ...
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