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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... noticed two Arabs in blue dungarees a long way down the beach , coming in our direction . I gave Raymond a look and he nodded , saying , " That's him . " We walked steadily on . Masson wondered how they'd managed to track us here . My ...
... noticed two Arabs in blue dungarees a long way down the beach , coming in our direction . I gave Raymond a look and he nodded , saying , " That's him . " We walked steadily on . Masson wondered how they'd managed to track us here . My ...
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... noticed any of them before when I heard the last name called , that of Céleste . As he rose , I noticed beside him the quaint little woman with a mannish 107 • ...
... noticed any of them before when I heard the last name called , that of Céleste . As he rose , I noticed beside him the quaint little woman with a mannish 107 • ...
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Albert Camus. noticed beside him the quaint little woman with a mannish coat and brisk , decided air , who had shared my table at the restaurant . She had her eyes fixed on me , I noticed . But I hadn't time to wonder about her ; the ...
Albert Camus. noticed beside him the quaint little woman with a mannish coat and brisk , decided air , who had shared my table at the restaurant . She had her eyes fixed on me , I noticed . But I hadn't time to wonder about her ; the ...
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