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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... light . He suggested I should go to the refectory for dinner , but I wasn't hungry . Then he proposed bringing me a ... lights like that ; either one had them all on or none at all . After that I didn't pay much more attention to him ...
... light . He suggested I should go to the refectory for dinner , but I wasn't hungry . Then he proposed bringing me a ... lights like that ; either one had them all on or none at all . After that I didn't pay much more attention to him ...
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... light , and the air stoking up rapidly . I felt the first waves of heat lapping my back , and my 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 ...
... light , and the air stoking up rapidly . I felt the first waves of heat lapping my back , and my 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 ...
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... light falling from the sky . To stay , or to make a move - it came to much the same . After a moment I returned to the beach , and started walking . There was the same red glare as far as eye could reach , and small waves were lapping ...
... light falling from the sky . To stay , or to make a move - it came to much the same . After a moment I returned to the beach , and started walking . There was the same red glare as far as eye could reach , and small waves were lapping ...
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