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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He then asked if a "change of life," as he called it, didn't appeal to me, and I
answered that one never changed his way of life; one life was as good as
another, and my present one suited me quite- well. At this he looked rather hurt,
and told me ...
He then asked if a "change of life," as he called it, didn't appeal to me, and I
answered that one never changed his way of life; one life was as good as
another, and my present one suited me quite- well. At this he looked rather hurt,
and told me ...
Page 111
When asked if my mother had complained about my conduct, he said, "Yes," but
that didn't mean much; almost all the inmates of the Home had grievances
against their relatives. The Judge asked him to be more explicit; did she reproach
me ...
When asked if my mother had complained about my conduct, he said, "Yes," but
that didn't mean much; almost all the inmates of the Home had grievances
against their relatives. The Judge asked him to be more explicit; did she reproach
me ...
Page 149
It's that face you are asked to see." This roused me a little. I informed him that I'd
been staring at those walls for months; there was nobody, nothing in the world, I
knew better than I knew them. And once upon a time, perhaps, I used to try to see
...
It's that face you are asked to see." This roused me a little. I informed him that I'd
been staring at those walls for months; there was nobody, nothing in the world, I
knew better than I knew them. And once upon a time, perhaps, I used to try to see
...
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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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