The strangerWhen a young Algerian named Meursault kills a man, his subsequent imprisonment and trial are puzzling and absurd. The apparently amoral Meursault--who puts little stock in ideas like love and God--seems to be on trial less for his murderous actions, and more for what the authorities believe is his deficient character. |
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I'd lunched, as usual, at Celeste's restaurant. Everyone was most kind, and
Celeste said to me, "There's no one like a mother." When I left they came with me
to the door. It was something of a rush, getting away, as at the last moment I had
to ...
I'd lunched, as usual, at Celeste's restaurant. Everyone was most kind, and
Celeste said to me, "There's no one like a mother." When I left they came with me
to the door. It was something of a rush, getting away, as at the last moment I had
to ...
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... were both of us out of breath, and the bumps of the truck on the roughly laid
cobbles made things worse. Emmanuel chuckled, and panted in my ear, "We've
made it!" By the time we reached Celeste's restaurant we were dripping with
sweat.
... were both of us out of breath, and the bumps of the truck on the roughly laid
cobbles made things worse. Emmanuel chuckled, and panted in my ear, "We've
made it!" By the time we reached Celeste's restaurant we were dripping with
sweat.
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I went by myself to Celeste's. When I had just started my dinner an odd-looking
little woman came in and asked if she might sit at my table. Of course she might.
She had a chubby face like a ripe apple, bright eyes, and moved in a curiously ...
I went by myself to Celeste's. When I had just started my dinner an odd-looking
little woman came in and asked if she might sit at my table. Of course she might.
She had a chubby face like a ripe apple, bright eyes, and moved in a curiously ...
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| Title | The stranger Collector's library of famous editions A Vintage book World literature |
| Authors | Albert Camus, Stuart Gilbert |
| Translated by | Stuart Gilbert |
| Edition | braille, unabridged |
| Publisher | A. A. Knopf, 1946 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 1 Sep 2009 |
| Length | 154 pages |
| Subjects | › Fiction / Classics Fiction / Literary Fiction / Psychological Literary Collections / Ancient & Classical |
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