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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After taking off her closefitting jacket she sat down and started studying the bill of
fare with a sort of rapt attention . Then she called Céleste and gave her order ,
very fast but quite distinctly ; one didn't lose a word . While waiting for the hors ...
After taking off her closefitting jacket she sat down and started studying the bill of
fare with a sort of rapt attention . Then she called Céleste and gave her order ,
very fast but quite distinctly ; one didn't lose a word . While waiting for the hors ...
Page 105
He drew my attention to one of the group at the press table , a plump , small man
with huge blackrimmed glasses , who made me think of an overfed weasel . “
That fellow's the special correspondent of one of the Paris dailies . As a matter of
...
He drew my attention to one of the group at the press table , a plump , small man
with huge blackrimmed glasses , who made me think of an overfed weasel . “
That fellow's the special correspondent of one of the Paris dailies . As a matter of
...
Page 119
Nor did they pay any more attention to Salamano , when he told them how kind I'
d always been to his dog , or when , in answer to a question about my mother
and myself , he said that Mother and I had very little in common and that
explained ...
Nor did they pay any more attention to Salamano , when he told them how kind I'
d always been to his dog , or when , in answer to a question about my mother
and myself , he said that Mother and I had very little in common and that
explained ...
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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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