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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On sitting down , they looked at me , and wagged their heads awkwardly , their
lips sucked in between their toothless gums . I couldn't decide if they were
greeting me and trying to say something , or if it was due to some infirmity of age .
On sitting down , they looked at me , and wagged their heads awkwardly , their
lips sucked in between their toothless gums . I couldn't decide if they were
greeting me and trying to say something , or if it was due to some infirmity of age .
Page 15
Sitting down behind his desk , he crossed his short legs and leaned back . ... It
was rule of the Home that inmates shouldn't attend funerals , though there was no
objection to letting some of them sit up beside the coffin , the night before . " It's for
...
Sitting down behind his desk , he crossed his short legs and leaned back . ... It
was rule of the Home that inmates shouldn't attend funerals , though there was no
objection to letting some of them sit up beside the coffin , the night before . " It's for
...
Page 78
The room in which he interviewed me was much like an ordinary sitting room ,
with curtained windows , and a single lamp standing on the desk . Its light fell on
the armchair in which he'd had me sit , while his own face stayed in shadow .
The room in which he interviewed me was much like an ordinary sitting room ,
with curtained windows , and a single lamp standing on the desk . Its light fell on
the armchair in which he'd had me sit , while his own face stayed in shadow .
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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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