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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... his cheeks and were framed in wisps of silky white hair . The undertaker's factótum shepherded us to our places , with the priest in front of the hearse , and Placclamess of the sites the four men in black on each side of it 17.
... his cheeks and were framed in wisps of silky white hair . The undertaker's factótum shepherded us to our places , with the priest in front of the hearse , and Placclamess of the sites the four men in black on each side of it 17.
Page 32
... hair and its body is cov- ered with brown scabs . Perhaps through living in one small room , cooped up with his dog , Salamano has come to resemble it . His towy hair has gone very thin , and he has reddish blotches on his face . And ...
... hair and its body is cov- ered with brown scabs . Perhaps through living in one small room , cooped up with his dog , Salamano has come to resemble it . His towy hair has gone very thin , and he has reddish blotches on his face . And ...
Page 78
... hair , and he gave me the impres- sion of being highly intelligent and , on the whole , likable enough . There was only one thing that put one off : his mouth had now and then a rather ugly twist ; but it seemed to be only a sort of ...
... hair , and he gave me the impres- sion of being highly intelligent and , on the whole , likable enough . There was only one thing that put one off : his mouth had now and then a rather ugly twist ; but it seemed to be only a sort of ...
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