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 77
... lawyer to defend me . I answered , " No , " I hadn't thought about it , and asked him if it was really necessary for me to have one . " Why do you ask that ? " he said . I replied that I regarded my case as very simple . He smiled ...
... lawyer to defend me . I answered , " No , " I hadn't thought about it , and asked him if it was really necessary for me to have one . " Why do you ask that ? " he said . I replied that I regarded my case as very simple . He smiled ...
Page 87
... lawyer always accom- panied me . The examinations were confined to ask- ing me to amplify my previous statements . Or else the magistrate and my lawyer discussed technical- ities . At such times they took very little notice 87.
... lawyer always accom- panied me . The examinations were confined to ask- ing me to amplify my previous statements . Or else the magistrate and my lawyer discussed technical- ities . At such times they took very little notice 87.
Page 134
... lawyer said , " you can appeal in the ordinary way . But I'm convinced the verdict will be favor- able . " We waited for quite a while , a good three quar- ters of an hour , I should say . Then a bell rang . My lawyer left me , saying ...
... lawyer said , " you can appeal in the ordinary way . But I'm convinced the verdict will be favor- able . " We waited for quite a while , a good three quar- ters of an hour , I should say . Then a bell rang . My lawyer left me , saying ...
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