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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... smile on her long , gaunt face . We stood aside from the doorway to let the coffin by ; then , following the bearers down a corridor , we came to the front entrance , where a hearse was waiting . Oblong , glossy , varnished black all ...
... smile on her long , gaunt face . We stood aside from the doorway to let the coffin by ; then , following the bearers down a corridor , we came to the front entrance , where a hearse was waiting . Oblong , glossy , varnished black all ...
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... beside me was jar- ring on my ears . But , on the other hand , I wanted to have the most I could of Marie's company . I've no idea how much time passed . I remember Marie's describing to me her work , with that set smile 93.
... beside me was jar- ring on my ears . But , on the other hand , I wanted to have the most I could of Marie's company . I've no idea how much time passed . I remember Marie's describing to me her work , with that set smile 93.
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... smile . I held the pannikin at different angles , but always my face had the same mournful , tense ex- pression . The sun was setting and it was the hour of which I'd rather not speak- " the nameless hour , " I called it - when evening ...
... smile . I held the pannikin at different angles , but always my face had the same mournful , tense ex- pression . The sun was setting and it was the hour of which I'd rather not speak- " the nameless hour , " I called it - when evening ...
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