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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Her hair was over her eyes and she was laughing . I clambered up on to the raft ,
beside her . The air was pleasantly warm , and , half jokingly , I let my head sink
back upon her lap . She didn't seem to mind , so I let it stay there . I had the sky ...
Her hair was over her eyes and she was laughing . I clambered up on to the raft ,
beside her . The air was pleasantly warm , and , half jokingly , I let my head sink
back upon her lap . She didn't seem to mind , so I let it stay there . I had the sky ...
Page 25
So I turned my head and ˇ lazily sniffed the smell of brine that Marie's head had
left on the pillow . I slept until ten . After that I stayed in bed until noon , smoking
cigarettes . I decided not to lunch at Céleste's restaurant as I usually did ; they'd
be ...
So I turned my head and ˇ lazily sniffed the smell of brine that Marie's head had
left on the pillow . I slept until ten . After that I stayed in bed until noon , smoking
cigarettes . I decided not to lunch at Céleste's restaurant as I usually did ; they'd
be ...
Page 68
I couldn't hear what he said , but I saw the native lowering his head , as if to butt
him in the chest . Raymond lashed out promptly and shouted to Masson to come .
Masson went up to the man he had been marking and struck him twice with all ...
I couldn't hear what he said , but I saw the native lowering his head , as if to butt
him in the chest . Raymond lashed out promptly and shouted to Masson to come .
Masson went up to the man he had been marking and struck him twice with all ...
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