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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... and it was hard to believe they really existed . Nearly all the women wore
aprons , and the strings drawn tight round their waists made their big stomachs
bulge still more . I'd never yet noticed what big paunches old women usually
have .
... and it was hard to believe they really existed . Nearly all the women wore
aprons , and the strings drawn tight round their waists made their big stomachs
bulge still more . I'd never yet noticed what big paunches old women usually
have .
Page 62
The ground here was covered with yellowish pebbles and wild lilies that showed
snow - white against the blue of the sky , which had already the hard , metallic
glint it gets on very hot days . Marie amused herself swishing her bag against the
...
The ground here was covered with yellowish pebbles and wild lilies that showed
snow - white against the blue of the sky , which had already the hard , metallic
glint it gets on very hot days . Marie amused herself swishing her bag against the
...
Page 106
... much younger man than his colleagues , in gray flannels with a blue tie , who ,
leaving his pen on the table , was gazing hard at me . He had a plain 106.
... much younger man than his colleagues , in gray flannels with a blue tie , who ,
leaving his pen on the table , was gazing hard at me . He had a plain 106.
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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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