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shouted humorous remarks, which made the girls turn their heads and giggle. I
recognized them as girls from my part of the town, and two or three of them,
whom I knew, looked up and waved to me. Just then the street lamps came on, ...
shouted humorous remarks, which made the girls turn their heads and giggle. I
recognized them as girls from my part of the town, and two or three of them,
whom I knew, looked up and waved to me. Just then the street lamps came on, ...
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Meanwhile the girl went on sobbing and repeating: "He hit me, the coward. 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.
Meanwhile the girl went on sobbing and repeating: "He hit me, the coward. 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.
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Then she asked: "Suppose another girl had asked you to marry her— I mean, a
girl you liked in the same way as you like me— would you have said 'Yes' to her,
too?" "Naturally." Then she said she wondered if she really loved me or not.
Then she asked: "Suppose another girl had asked you to marry her— I mean, a
girl you liked in the same way as you like me— would you have said 'Yes' to her,
too?" "Naturally." Then she said she wondered if she really loved me or not.
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User Review - AngelaJMaher - www.librarything.comI wasn't sure what to think when I first started reading this. It initially didn't feel worthy of the fuss, but as it enters the second part, it becomes a book that makes you think. Why are some ... Read full review
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User Review - drardavis - www.librarything.comSpoiler alert! Not that it matters anyway, but don’t read this review if you don’t already know how it all ends. The Stranger is a perfect book, with a flawed philosophy. Camus is a liar. If he really ... Read full review
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The stranger A Vintage Book |
| Authors | Albert Camus, Stuart Gilbert |
| Translated by | Stuart Gilbert |
| Publisher | Vintage Books, 1954 |
| Length | 154 pages |
| Subjects | › Fiction / Classics Fiction / Literary Fiction / Psychological Literary Collections / Ancient & Classical |
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