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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... looked I saw the same sun - drenched countryside , and the sky was so dazzling that I dared not raise my eyes . Presently we struck a patch of freshly tarred road . A shimmer of heat played over it and one's feet squelched at each step ...
... looked I saw the same sun - drenched countryside , and the sky was so dazzling that I dared not raise my eyes . Presently we struck a patch of freshly tarred road . A shimmer of heat played over it and one's feet squelched at each step ...
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... looked up at me and shouted , " We licked them ! " I waved my hand and called back , " Good work ! " From now on there was a steady stream of private cars . The sky had changed again ; a reddish glow was spreading up beyond the ...
... looked up at me and shouted , " We licked them ! " I waved my hand and called back , " Good work ! " From now on there was a steady stream of private cars . The sky had changed again ; a reddish glow was spreading up beyond the ...
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... looked like a mourner at a funeral , and I certainly did feel very limp . She was wearing a white dress and had her hair loose . I told her she looked quite ravishing like that , and she laughed happily . On our way out we banged on ...
... looked like a mourner at a funeral , and I certainly did feel very limp . She was wearing a white dress and had her hair loose . I told her she looked quite ravishing like that , and she laughed happily . On our way out we banged on ...
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