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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That will enable you to spend the night beside your mother's coffin, as no doubt
you would wish to do. Just one more thing; I gathered from your mother's friends
that she wished to be buried with the rites of the Church. I've made arrangements
...
That will enable you to spend the night beside your mother's coffin, as no doubt
you would wish to do. Just one more thing; I gathered from your mother's friends
that she wished to be buried with the rites of the Church. I've made arrangements
...
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While he was going up to the coffin I told him not to trouble. "Eh? What's that?" he
exclaimed. "You don't want me to . . . ?" "No," I said. He put back the screwdriver
in his pocket and stared at me. I realized then that I shouldn't have said, "No," ...
While he was going up to the coffin I told him not to trouble. "Eh? What's that?" he
exclaimed. "You don't want me to . . . ?" "No," I said. He put back the screwdriver
in his pocket and stared at me. I realized then that I shouldn't have said, "No," ...
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screw down the coffin. Shall I tell them to wait, for you to have a last glimpse of
your mother?" "No," I said. He spoke into the receiver, lowering his voice. "That's
all right, Figeac. Tell the men to go there now." He then informed me that he was
...
screw down the coffin. Shall I tell them to wait, for you to have a last glimpse of
your mother?" "No," I said. He spoke into the receiver, lowering his voice. "That's
all right, Figeac. Tell the men to go there now." He then informed me that he was
...
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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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