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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... they were up to . I even had an impression that the dead body in their midst
meant nothing at all to them . But now I suspect that I 2 i.
... they were up to . I even had an impression that the dead body in their midst
meant nothing at all to them . But now I suspect that I 2 i.
Page 76
Every nerve in my body was a steel spring , and my grip closed on the revolver .
The trigger gave , and the smooth underbelly of the butt jogged my palm . And so
, with that crisp , whipcrack sound , it all be gan . I shook off my sweat and the ...
Every nerve in my body was a steel spring , and my grip closed on the revolver .
The trigger gave , and the smooth underbelly of the butt jogged my palm . And so
, with that crisp , whipcrack sound , it all be gan . I shook off my sweat and the ...
Page 95
And merely to have imagined the sound of ripples at my feet , the smooth feel of
the water on my body as I struck out , and the wonderful sensation of relief it gave
brought home still more cruelly the narrowness of my cell . Still , that phase ...
And merely to have imagined the sound of ripples at my feet , the smooth feel of
the water on my body as I struck out , and the wonderful sensation of relief it gave
brought home still more cruelly the narrowness of my cell . Still , that phase ...
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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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