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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Page 26
That was why they had started out so early and were hurrying to the streetcar
stop, laughing and talking at the top of their voices. After they had passed, the
street gradually emptied. By this time all the matinees must have begun. Only 26.
That was why they had started out so early and were hurrying to the streetcar
stop, laughing and talking at the top of their voices. After they had passed, the
street gradually emptied. By this time all the matinees must have begun. Only 26.
Page 28
Those who had been to the picture houses in the middle of the town came a little
later, and looked more sedate, though a few were still laughing. On the whole,
however, they seemed languid and exhausted. Some of them remained loitering
in ...
Those who had been to the picture houses in the middle of the town came a little
later, and looked more sedate, though a few were still laughing. On the whole,
however, they seemed languid and exhausted. Some of them remained loitering
in ...
Page 66
This set Marie laughing, I don't know why. I suspect she'd drunk a bit too much.
Then Masson asked if I'd like to come with him for a stroll on the beach. "My wife
always has a nap after lunch," he said. "Personally I find it doesn't agree with me;
...
This set Marie laughing, I don't know why. I suspect she'd drunk a bit too much.
Then Masson asked if I'd like to come with him for a stroll on the beach. "My wife
always has a nap after lunch," he said. "Personally I find it doesn't agree with me;
...
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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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