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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Obviously Pérez, who knew the district well, had taken a short cut, so as to catch
up with us. He rejoined us soon after we were round the bend; then began to lose
ground again. He took another short cut and met us again farther on; in fact, this ...
Obviously Pérez, who knew the district well, had taken a short cut, so as to catch
up with us. He rejoined us soon after we were round the bend; then began to lose
ground again. He took another short cut and met us again farther on; in fact, this ...
Page 142
night was that vague hour when, I knew, they usually come; once it was after
midnight I waited, listening intently. Never before had my ears perceived so many
noises, such tiny sounds. Still, I must say I was lucky in one respect; never during
...
night was that vague hour when, I knew, they usually come; once it was after
midnight I waited, listening intently. Never before had my ears perceived so many
noises, such tiny sounds. Still, I must say I was lucky in one respect; never during
...
Page 152
Nothing, nothing had the least importance, and I knew quite well why. He, too,
knew why. From the dark horizon of my future a sort of slow, persistent breeze
had been blowing toward me, all my life long, from the years that were to come.
Nothing, nothing had the least importance, and I knew quite well why. He, too,
knew why. From the dark horizon of my future a sort of slow, persistent breeze
had been blowing toward me, all my life long, from the years that were to come.
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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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