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Description
Through 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 1946; now in a new translation by Matthew Ward.
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Memorable Quotes
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“I laid my heart open to the benign indifference of the universe.”
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“It makes little difference whether one dies at the age of thirty or threescore and ten - since in either case, other men and women will continue living, the world will go on as before. Also, whether I died now or forty years from hence, this business of dying had to be got through, inevitably.”
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“Marie came that evening and asked me if I'd marry her. I said I didn't mind.... then she asked me again if I loved her. I replied, much as before, that her question meant nothing or next to nothing - but I supposed I didn't.... Then she asked : 'Suppose another girl had asked you to marry her... would you have said yes to her too?' 'Naturally.'”
First Sentence
Maman died today.
Table of Contents
Authors & Contributors
- Albert Camus (Author)
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