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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At first he kept silent ; then , without looking at me , he explained . “ She was
devoted to your mother . She says your mother was her only friend in the world ,
and now she's all alone . ” I had nothing to say , and the silence lasted quite a
while .
At first he kept silent ; then , without looking at me , he explained . “ She was
devoted to your mother . She says your mother was her only friend in the world ,
and now she's all alone . ” I had nothing to say , and the silence lasted quite a
while .
Page 53
She kept silent after that , staring at me in a curious way . Then she asked : "
Suppose another girl had ... I , of course , couldn't enlighten her as to that . And ,
after another silence , she murmured something about my being " a queer fellow .
She kept silent after that , staring at me in a curious way . Then she asked : "
Suppose another girl had ... I , of course , couldn't enlighten her as to that . And ,
after another silence , she murmured something about my being " a queer fellow .
Page 84
During the silence that followed , the magistrate kept fidgeting , running his
fingers through his hair , half rising , then sitting down again . Finally , planting his
elbows on the desk , he bent toward me with a queer expression . “ But why , why
did ...
During the silence that followed , the magistrate kept fidgeting , running his
fingers through his hair , half rising , then sitting down again . Finally , planting his
elbows on the desk , he bent toward me with a queer expression . “ But why , why
did ...
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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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