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 ...
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 ...
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First of all there came a family going for their Sunday - afternoon walk ; two small
boys in sailor suits , with short trousers hardly down to their knees , and looking
rather uneasy in their Sunday best ; then a little girl with a big pink bow and black
...
First of all there came a family going for their Sunday - afternoon walk ; two small
boys in sailor suits , with short trousers hardly down to their knees , and looking
rather uneasy in their Sunday best ; then a little girl with a big pink bow and black
...
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The general idea hereabouts is that he's a pimp . But if you ask him what his job
is , he says he's a warehouseman . One thing's sure : he isn't popular in our street
. Still , he often has a word for me , and drops in sometimes for a short talk in my ...
The general idea hereabouts is that he's a pimp . But if you ask him what his job
is , he says he's a warehouseman . One thing's sure : he isn't popular in our street
. Still , he often has a word for me , and drops in sometimes for a short talk in my ...
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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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