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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Next came a group of young fellows , the local " bloods , " with sleek oiled hair ,
red ties , coats cut very tight at the waist , braided pockets , and squaretoed shoes
. I guessed they were going to one of the big theaters in the center of the town .
Next came a group of young fellows , the local " bloods , " with sleek oiled hair ,
red ties , coats cut very tight at the waist , braided pockets , and squaretoed shoes
. I guessed they were going to one of the big theaters in the center of the town .
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His towy hair has gone very thin , and he has reddish blotches on his face . And
the dog has developed something of its master's queer hunched - up gait ; it
always has its muzzle stretched far forward and its nose to the ground . But ,
oddly ...
His towy hair has gone very thin , and he has reddish blotches on his face . And
the dog has developed something of its master's queer hunched - up gait ; it
always has its muzzle stretched far forward and its nose to the ground . But ,
oddly ...
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He was a tall man with clean - cut features , deep - set blue eyes , a big gray
mustache , and abundant , almost snow - white hair , and he gave me the
impression of being highly intelligent and , on the whole , likable enough . There
was only ...
He was a tall man with clean - cut features , deep - set blue eyes , a big gray
mustache , and abundant , almost snow - white hair , and he gave me the
impression of being highly intelligent and , on the whole , likable enough . There
was only ...
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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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