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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... warden got up and went to the window . Presently he said : " Ah , there's the padre from Marengo . He's a bit ahead of time . ” He warned me that it would take us a good three quarters of an hour , walking to the church , which was in ...
... warden got up and went to the window . Presently he said : " Ah , there's the padre from Marengo . He's a bit ahead of time . ” He warned me that it would take us a good three quarters of an hour , walking to the church , which was in ...
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... warden started telling me more about him . I re- member his saying that old Pérez and my mother used often to have a longish stroll together in the cool of the evening ; sometimes they went as far as the village , accompanied by a nurse ...
... warden started telling me more about him . I re- member his saying that old Pérez and my mother used often to have a longish stroll together in the cool of the evening ; sometimes they went as far as the village , accompanied by a nurse ...
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... warden of the Home called to the witness box . When asked if my mother had complained about my conduct , he said , " Yes , " but that didn't mean much ; almost all the inmates of the Home had grievances against their relatives . The ...
... warden of the Home called to the witness box . When asked if my mother had complained about my conduct , he said , " Yes , " but that didn't mean much ; almost all the inmates of the Home had grievances against their relatives . The ...
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