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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... doorkeeper told me I must see the warden first . He wasn't free , and I had to wait a bit . The doorkeeper chatted with me while I waited ; then he led me to the office 2.
... doorkeeper told me I must see the warden first . He wasn't free , and I had to wait a bit . The doorkeeper chatted with me while I waited ; then he led me to the office 2.
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... doorkeeper to repeat what he had said about the coffee and my smoking . The Prosecutor turned to me again , with a gloat- ing look in his eyes . My counsel asked the door- keeper if he , too , hadn't smoked . But the Prose- cutor took ...
... doorkeeper to repeat what he had said about the coffee and my smoking . The Prosecutor turned to me again , with a gloat- ing look in his eyes . My counsel asked the door- keeper if he , too , hadn't smoked . But the Prose- cutor took ...
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... doorkeeper to answer the question . The old fellow fidgeted a bit . Then , " Well , I know I didn't ought to have done it , " he mumbled , " but I did take a cigarette from the young gentle- man when he offered it - just out of ...
... doorkeeper to answer the question . The old fellow fidgeted a bit . Then , " Well , I know I didn't ought to have done it , " he mumbled , " but I did take a cigarette from the young gentle- man when he offered it - just out of ...
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