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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... street of our district . Though it was a fine afternoon , the paving blocks were black and glistening . What few people were about seemed in an absurd hurry . First of all there came a family going for their Sunday - after- noon walk ...
... street of our district . Though it was a fine afternoon , the paving blocks were black and glistening . What few people were about seemed in an absurd hurry . First of all there came a family going for their Sunday - after- noon walk ...
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... street grew emptier , almost imper- ceptibly , until a time came when there was nobody to be seen and a cat , the first of the evening , crossed , unhurrying , the deserted street . It struck me that I'd better see about some din- ner ...
... street grew emptier , almost imper- ceptibly , until a time came when there was nobody to be seen and a cat , the first of the evening , crossed , unhurrying , the deserted street . It struck me that I'd better see about some din- ner ...
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... street . The general idea here- abouts is that he's a pimp . But if you ask him what his job is , he says he's a warehouseman . One thing's sure : he isn't popular in our street . Still , he often has a word for me , and drops in ...
... street . The general idea here- abouts is that he's a pimp . But if you ask him what his job is , he says he's a warehouseman . One thing's sure : he isn't popular in our street . Still , he often has a word for me , and drops in ...
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