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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... short cut , so as to catch up with us . He re- joined 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 , this hap- pened several times during the ...
... short cut , so as to catch up with us . He re- joined 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 , this hap- pened several times during the ...
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... short nap , as I'd drunk a glass of wine too many . When I woke I smoked a cigarette before get- ting off my bed . I was a bit late and had to run for the streetcar . The office was stifling , and I was kept hard at it all the afternoon ...
... short nap , as I'd drunk a glass of wine too many . When I woke I smoked a cigarette before get- ting off my bed . I was a bit late and had to run for the streetcar . The office was stifling , and I was kept hard at it all the afternoon ...
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... short talk in my room , because I listen to him . As a matter of fact , I find what he says quite interest- ing . So , really I've no reason for freezing him off . His name is Sintès ; Raymond Sintès . He's short and thick - set , has a ...
... short talk in my room , because I listen to him . As a matter of fact , I find what he says quite interest- ing . So , really I've no reason for freezing him off . His name is Sintès ; Raymond Sintès . He's short and thick - set , has a ...
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