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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... dark suit made things worse . I couldn't imagine why we waited so long for getting under way . Old Pérez , who had put on his hat , took it off again . I had turned slightly in his direction and was looking at him when the warden ...
... dark suit made things worse . I couldn't imagine why we waited so long for getting under way . Old Pérez , who had put on his hat , took it off again . I had turned slightly in his direction and was looking at him when the warden ...
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... dark and , when I was starting up the stairs , I almost bumped into old Salamano , who lived on the same floor as I. As usual , he had his dog with him . For eight years the two had been inseparable . Salamano's spaniel is an ugly brute ...
... dark and , when I was starting up the stairs , I almost bumped into old Salamano , who lived on the same floor as I. As usual , he had his dog with him . For eight years the two had been inseparable . Salamano's spaniel is an ugly brute ...
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... dark smell rising from the well hole of the stairs . I could hear nothing but the blood throbbing in my ears , and ... darkness . IV I HAD a busy time in the office throughout the week . Raymond dropped in once to tell me he'd sent off ...
... dark smell rising from the well hole of the stairs . I could hear nothing but the blood throbbing in my ears , and ... darkness . IV I HAD a busy time in the office throughout the week . Raymond dropped in once to tell me he'd sent off ...
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