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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The general idea hereabouts is that he's a pimp. But if you ask him what his job is
, he says he's a warehouseman. One thing's sure: he isn't popular in our street.
Still, he often has a word for me, and drops in sometimes for a short talk in my ...
The general idea hereabouts is that he's a pimp. But if you ask him what his job is
, he says he's a warehouseman. One thing's sure: he isn't popular in our street.
Still, he often has a word for me, and drops in sometimes for a short talk in my ...
Page 46
He's a pimp." "Excuse me, officer," Raymond put in, "but is that in order, calling a
man a pimp in the presence of witnesses?" The policeman told him to shut his
trap. Raymond then turned to the girl. "Don't you worry, my pet. We'll meet again.
He's a pimp." "Excuse me, officer," Raymond put in, "but is that in order, calling a
man a pimp in the presence of witnesses?" The policeman told him to shut his
trap. Raymond then turned to the girl. "Don't you worry, my pet. We'll meet again.
Page 121
He killed a man coldbloodedly, in pursuance of some sordid vendetta in the
underworld of prostitutes and pimps. That, gentlemen of the jury, is the type of
man the prisoner is." No sooner had he sat down than my lawyer, out of all
patience, ...
He killed a man coldbloodedly, in pursuance of some sordid vendetta in the
underworld of prostitutes and pimps. That, gentlemen of the jury, is the type of
man the prisoner is." No sooner had he sat down than my lawyer, out of all
patience, ...
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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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