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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... courtroom but couldn't recognize any of the faces . At first I could hardly believe that all these people had come on my account . It was such a new experience , being a focus of interest ; in the ordi- nary way no one ever paid much ...
... courtroom but couldn't recognize any of the faces . At first I could hardly believe that all these people had come on my account . It was such a new experience , being a focus of interest ; in the ordi- nary way no one ever paid much ...
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Albert Camus. already felt worlds away from this courtroom and its tedious " proceedings . ' " " My lawyer , in any case , struck me as feeble to the point of being ridiculous . He hurried through his plea of provocation , and then he ...
Albert Camus. already felt worlds away from this courtroom and its tedious " proceedings . ' " " My lawyer , in any case , struck me as feeble to the point of being ridiculous . He hurried through his plea of provocation , and then he ...
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... courtroom . When the bell rang again and I stepped back into the dock , the silence of the courtroom closed in round me , and with the silence came a queer sen- sation when I noticed that , for the first time , the young journalist kept ...
... courtroom . When the bell rang again and I stepped back into the dock , the silence of the courtroom closed in round me , and with the silence came a queer sen- sation when I noticed that , for the first time , the young journalist kept ...
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