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 12
The only sound was a rather queer one; it came only now and then, and at first I
was puzzled by it. However, after listening attentively, I guessed what it was; the
old men were sucking at the insides of their cheeks, and this caused the odd, ...
The only sound was a rather queer one; it came only now and then, and at first I
was puzzled by it. However, after listening attentively, I guessed what it was; the
old men were sucking at the insides of their cheeks, and this caused the odd, ...
Page 20
It gave one a queer, dreamlike impression, that blue-white glare overhead and all
this blackness round one: the sleek black of the hearse, the dull black of the
men's clothes, and the silvery-black gashes in the road. And then there were the
...
It gave one a queer, dreamlike impression, that blue-white glare overhead and all
this blackness round one: the sleek black of the hearse, the dull black of the
men's clothes, and the silvery-black gashes in the road. And then there were the
...
Page 80
He gave me a queer look, as if I slightly revolted him; then informed me, in an
almost hostile tone, that in any case the head of the Home and. 8o.
He gave me a queer look, as if I slightly revolted him; then informed me, in an
almost hostile tone, that in any case the head of the Home and. 8o.
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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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