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 34
... once said to me , referring to Salamano , that it was " a damned shame , " and asked me if I wasn't disgusted by the the old man served his dog . I answered : " No. " way cook We went up the stairs together , Sintès and 34.
... once said to me , referring to Salamano , that it was " a damned shame , " and asked me if I wasn't disgusted by the the old man served his dog . I answered : " No. " way cook We went up the stairs together , Sintès and 34.
Page 65
... once , as I was feeling hungry , but Marie told me I hadn't kissed her once since the early morning . That was so - though I'd wanted to , several times . " Let's go into the water again , " she said , and we ran into the sea and lay ...
... once , as I was feeling hungry , but Marie told me I hadn't kissed her once since the early morning . That was so - though I'd wanted to , several times . " Let's go into the water again , " she said , and we ran into the sea and lay ...
Page 69
... once . " He could hardly get the words out , as the blood from his other wound made bubbles in his mouth . We each gave him an arm and helped him back to the bungalow . Once we were there he told us the wounds weren't so very deep and ...
... once . " He could hardly get the words out , as the blood from his other wound made bubbles in his mouth . We each gave him an arm and helped him back to the bungalow . Once we were there he told us the wounds weren't so very deep and ...
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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