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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... Arabs lounging against the to- bacconist's window . They were staring at us si lently , in the special way these people have - as if we were blocks of stone or dead trees . Raymond whispered that the second Arab from the left was " his ...
... Arabs lounging against the to- bacconist's window . They were staring at us si lently , in the special way these people have - as if we were blocks of stone or dead trees . Raymond whispered that the second Arab from the left was " his ...
Page 67
... Arabs in blue dungarees a long way down the beach , coming in our direction . I gave Raymond a look and he nodded , saying , " That's him . " We walked steadily on . Masson wondered how they'd managed to track us here . My impres- sion ...
... Arabs in blue dungarees a long way down the beach , coming in our direction . I gave Raymond a look and he nodded , saying , " That's him . " We walked steadily on . Masson wondered how they'd managed to track us here . My impres- sion ...
Page 68
... Arabs halted . Masson and I slowed down , while Raymond went straight up to his man . I couldn't hear what he said ... Arab got up from the water and placed himself behind the fel- low with the knife . We didn't dare to move 68.
... Arabs halted . Masson and I slowed down , while Raymond went straight up to his man . I couldn't hear what he said ... Arab got up from the water and placed himself behind the fel- low with the knife . We didn't dare to move 68.
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