The StrangerA young Algerian, Meursault, afflicted with a sort of aimless inertia, becomes embroiled in the petty intrigues of a local pimp and, somewhat inexplicably, ends up killing a man. Once he's imprisoned and eventually brought to trial, his crime, it becomes apparent, is not so much the arguably defensible murder he has committed as it is his deficient character ... |
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... robotlike ges- tures , and walked briskly out of the restaurant . Having nothing better to do , I followed her for a ... little robot " ( as I thought of her ) had much impressed me , but I soon forgot about her . As I was turning in at ...
... robotlike ges- tures , and walked briskly out of the restaurant . Having nothing better to do , I followed her for a ... little robot " ( as I thought of her ) had much impressed me , but I soon forgot about her . As I was turning in at ...
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... little robot woman was as " guilty " as the girl from Paris who had married Masson , or as Marie , who wanted me to marry her . What did it matter if Raymond was as much my 1 pal as Céleste , who was a far worthier man. 152.
... little robot woman was as " guilty " as the girl from Paris who had married Masson , or as Marie , who wanted me to marry her . What did it matter if Raymond was as much my 1 pal as Céleste , who was a far worthier man. 152.
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