The StrangerMeursault, an ordinary little clerk living in Algiers, leads a quiet and unemotional life. He commits a senseless murder and is convicted, his lack of emotion toward his mother's death weighing against him. As he contemplates his execution, he considers the value of life and is on the verge of exhibiting feeling. |
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Albert Camus. nality. Still, the difference wasn't so very great, and, anyhow, that's
the idea I got. What with the crowd and the stuffiness of the air I was feeling a bit
dizzy. I ran my eyes round the courtroom but couldn't recognize any of the faces.
Albert Camus. nality. Still, the difference wasn't so very great, and, anyhow, that's
the idea I got. What with the crowd and the stuffiness of the air I was feeling a bit
dizzy. I ran my eyes round the courtroom but couldn't recognize any of the faces.
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Three judges, two in black and the third in scarlet, with brief cases under their
arms, entered and walked briskly to the bench, which was several feet above the
level of the courtroom floor. The man in scarlet took the central, high-backed chair
, ...
Three judges, two in black and the third in scarlet, with brief cases under their
arms, entered and walked briskly to the bench, which was several feet above the
level of the courtroom floor. The man in scarlet took the central, high-backed chair
, ...
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Replying to questions, he said that I'd declined to see Mother's body, I'd smoked
cigarettes and slept, and drunk café au lait. It was then I felt a sort of wave of
indignation spreading through the courtroom, and for the first time I understood
that I ...
Replying to questions, he said that I'd declined to see Mother's body, I'd smoked
cigarettes and slept, and drunk café au lait. It was then I felt a sort of wave of
indignation spreading through the courtroom, and for the first time I understood
that I ...
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| Title | The Stranger A Vintage book, V-2 Vintage literature |
| Author | Albert Camus |
| Translated by | Stuart Gilbert |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Vintage Books, 1942 |
| ISBN | 0394700023, 9780394700021 |
| Length | 154 pages |
| Subjects | › Literary Collections / Ancient & Classical |
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