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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... oilcloth , he got a sheet of squared paper from the drawer of his bedside table ; after that , an envelope , a small red wooden pen- holder , and a square inkpot with purple ink in it . The moment he mentioned the girl's name I knew she 40.
... oilcloth , he got a sheet of squared paper from the drawer of his bedside table ; after that , an envelope , a small red wooden pen- holder , and a square inkpot with purple ink in it . The moment he mentioned the girl's name I knew she 40.
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... oil- cloth bag in which she had stowed our bathing kit and a towel . Presently we heard Raymond shut- ting his door . He was wearing blue trousers , a short - sleeved white shirt , and a straw hat . I no- ticed that his forearms were ...
... oil- cloth bag in which she had stowed our bathing kit and a towel . Presently we heard Raymond shut- ting his door . He was wearing blue trousers , a short - sleeved white shirt , and a straw hat . I no- ticed that his forearms were ...
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... oilcloth bathing bag ; but I didn't say anything . Though the Arabs walked quite slowly , they were much nearer already . We didn't change our pace , but Raymond said : " Listen ! If there's a roughhouse , you , Masson , take on the ...
... oilcloth bathing bag ; but I didn't say anything . Though the Arabs walked quite slowly , they were much nearer already . We didn't change our pace , but Raymond said : " Listen ! If there's a roughhouse , you , Masson , take on the ...
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