The StrangerMeursault, an ordinary little clerk living in Algiers, leads a quiet and unemotional life. He commits a senseless murder and is convicted, his lack of emotion toward his mother's death weighing against him. As he contemplates his execution, he considers the value of life and is on the verge of exhibiting feeling. |
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Page 25
I remembered it was a Sunday, and that put me off; I've never cared for Sundays.
So I turned my head and lazily sniffed the smell of brine that Marie's head had left
on the pillow. I slept until ten. After that I stayed in bed until noon, smoking ...
I remembered it was a Sunday, and that put me off; I've never cared for Sundays.
So I turned my head and lazily sniffed the smell of brine that Marie's head had left
on the pillow. I slept until ten. After that I stayed in bed until noon, smoking ...
Page 95
And it was then that the things I've never liked to talk about began. Not that they
were particularly terrible; I've no wish to exaggerate and I suffered less than
others. Still, there was one thing in those early days that was really irksome: my
habit ...
And it was then that the things I've never liked to talk about began. Not that they
were particularly terrible; I've no wish to exaggerate and I suffered less than
others. Still, there was one thing in those early days that was really irksome: my
habit ...
Page 146
All the men I've seen in your position turned to Him in their time of trouble.”
Obviously, I replied, they were at liberty to do so, if they felt like it. I, however, didn'
t want to be helped, and I hadn't time to work up interest for something that didn't,
...
All the men I've seen in your position turned to Him in their time of trouble.”
Obviously, I replied, they were at liberty to do so, if they felt like it. I, however, didn'
t want to be helped, and I hadn't time to work up interest for something that didn't,
...
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