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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Without looking round , he mumbled in a sort of suppressed fury : " He's always in
the way , blast him ! ” Then he started up the stairs , but the dog tried to resist and
flattened itself out on the floor , so he had to haul it up on the leash , step by ...
Without looking round , he mumbled in a sort of suppressed fury : " He's always in
the way , blast him ! ” Then he started up the stairs , but the dog tried to resist and
flattened itself out on the floor , so he had to haul it up on the leash , step by ...
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What bored him was that he had " a sort of lech on her " as he called it . But he
was quite determined to teach her a lesson . His first idea , he said , had been to
take her to a hotel , and then call in the special police . He'd persuade them to put
...
What bored him was that he had " a sort of lech on her " as he called it . But he
was quite determined to teach her a lesson . His first idea , he said , had been to
take her to a hotel , and then call in the special police . He'd persuade them to put
...
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patch of highland , a sort of plateau , which overlooks the sea and shelves down
steeply to the sands . The ground here was covered with yellowish pebbles and
wild lilies that showed snow - white against the blue of the sky , which had ...
patch of highland , a sort of plateau , which overlooks the sea and shelves down
steeply to the sands . The ground here was covered with yellowish pebbles and
wild lilies that showed snow - white against the blue of the sky , which had ...
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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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