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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... Prosecutor if he could think of any more ques- tions that should be put to me at this stage . The Prosecutor , who had his back half turned to me , said , without looking in my direction , that , subject to His Honor's approval , he ...
... Prosecutor if he could think of any more ques- tions that should be put to me at this stage . The Prosecutor , who had his back half turned to me , said , without looking in my direction , that , subject to His Honor's approval , he ...
Page 120
... Prosecutor inquired , " that the letter which led up to this tragedy was the prisoner's work ? " Raymond replied that this , too , was due to mere chance . To which the Prosecutor retorted that in this case " chance " or " mere ...
... Prosecutor inquired , " that the letter which led up to this tragedy was the prisoner's work ? " Raymond replied that this , too , was due to mere chance . To which the Prosecutor retorted that in this case " chance " or " mere ...
Page 121
... Prosecutor then put me the same question . I looked hard at Raymond , and he did not turn away . Then , " Yes , " I answered . The Prosecutor turned toward the jury . " Not only did the man before you in the dock indulge in the most ...
... Prosecutor then put me the same question . I looked hard at Raymond , and he did not turn away . Then , " Yes , " I answered . The Prosecutor turned toward the jury . " Not only did the man before you in the dock indulge in the most ...
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