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 31
... Céleste's restaurant we were dripping with sweat . Céleste was at his usual place beside the entrance , with his apron bulging on his paunch , his white mustache well to the fore . When he saw me he was sympathetic and " hoped I wasn't ...
... Céleste's restaurant we were dripping with sweat . Céleste was at his usual place beside the entrance , with his apron bulging on his paunch , his white mustache well to the fore . When he saw me he was sympathetic and " hoped I wasn't ...
Page 55
... Céleste and gave her order , very fast but quite distinctly ; one didn't lose a word . While wait- ing for the hors d'oeuvre she opened her bag , took out a slip of paper and a pencil , and added up the bill in advance . Diving into her ...
... Céleste and gave her order , very fast but quite distinctly ; one didn't lose a word . While wait- ing for the hors d'oeuvre she opened her bag , took out a slip of paper and a pencil , and added up the bill in advance . Diving into her ...
Page 116
... Céleste seemed flabbergasted ; then he explained that he hadn't finished what he wanted to say . They told him to continue , but to make it brief . He only repeated that it was " just an accident . ” " That's as it may be , " the Judge ...
... Céleste seemed flabbergasted ; then he explained that he hadn't finished what he wanted to say . They told him to continue , but to make it brief . He only repeated that it was " just an accident . ” " That's as it may be , " the Judge ...
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