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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... police , I mean . It's not likely anyone will take him in and look after him ; with all those scabs he puts everybody off . " I told him that there was a pound at the police station , where stray dogs are taken . His dog was certain to ...
... police , I mean . It's not likely anyone will take him in and look after him ; with all those scabs he puts everybody off . " I told him that there was a pound at the police station , where stray dogs are taken . His dog was certain to ...
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... police station , they said the police had more important things to attend to than keeping records of stray dogs run over in the streets . I suggested he should get another dog , but , reasonably enough , he pointed out that he'd be ...
... police station , they said the police had more important things to attend to than keeping records of stray dogs run over in the streets . I suggested he should get another dog , but , reasonably enough , he pointed out that he'd be ...
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... police station , nobody seemed to have much interest in the case . How- ever , when I was brought before the examining magistrate a week later , I noticed that he eyed me with distinct curiosity . Like the others , he began by asking my ...
... police station , nobody seemed to have much interest in the case . How- ever , when I was brought before the examining magistrate a week later , I noticed that he eyed me with distinct curiosity . Like the others , he began by asking my ...
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