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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... walked steadily on . Masson wondered how they'd managed to track us here . My impres- sion was that they had seen us taking the bus and noticed Marie's oilcloth bathing bag ; but I didn't say anything . Though the Arabs walked quite ...
... walked steadily on . Masson wondered how they'd managed to track us here . My impres- sion was that they had seen us taking the bus and noticed Marie's oilcloth bathing bag ; but I didn't say anything . Though the Arabs walked quite ...
Page 73
... walked toward the boulders at the end of the beach I could feel my temples swelling under the impact of the light . It pressed itself on mc , trying to check my progress . And each time I felt a hot blast strike my forehead , I gritted ...
... walked toward the boulders at the end of the beach I could feel my temples swelling under the impact of the light . It pressed itself on mc , trying to check my progress . And each time I felt a hot blast strike my forehead , I gritted ...
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... walked to a file cabinet stand- ing against the opposite wall , pulled a drawer open , and took from it a silver crucifix , which he was waving as he came back to the desk . " Do you know who this is ? " His voice had changed completely ...
... walked to a file cabinet stand- ing against the opposite wall , pulled a drawer open , and took from it a silver crucifix , which he was waving as he came back to the desk . " Do you know who this is ? " His voice had changed completely ...
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