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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He lost his uncle a few months ago I had to run to catch the bus . I suppose it was
my hurrying like that , what with the glare off the road and from the sky , the reek
of gasoline , and the jolts , that made me feel so drowsy . Anyhow , I slept most of
...
He lost his uncle a few months ago I had to run to catch the bus . I suppose it was
my hurrying like that , what with the glare off the road and from the sky , the reek
of gasoline , and the jolts , that made me feel so drowsy . Anyhow , I slept most of
...
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he explained that he had heard of my mother's death ; anyhow , he said , that was
something bound to happen one day or another . I appreciated that , and told him
so . When I rose , Raymond shook hands very warmly , remarking that men ...
he explained that he had heard of my mother's death ; anyhow , he said , that was
something bound to happen one day or another . I appreciated that , and told him
so . When I rose , Raymond shook hands very warmly , remarking that men ...
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... as I had come to watch for my lawyer's odd neckties , or , in another world , to
wait patiently till Sunday for a spell of love - making with Marie . Well , here ,
anyhow , I wasn't penned in a hollow tree trunk . There were others in the world
worse ...
... as I had come to watch for my lawyer's odd neckties , or , in another world , to
wait patiently till Sunday for a spell of love - making with Marie . Well , here ,
anyhow , I wasn't penned in a hollow tree trunk . There were others in the world
worse ...
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| Title | The Stranger A Vintage book, V-2 Vintage literature |
| Author | Albert Camus |
| Translated by | Stuart Gilbert |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Vintage Books, 1942 |
| ISBN | 0394700023, 9780394700021 |
| Length | 154 pages |
| Subjects | › Literary Collections / Ancient & Classical |
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