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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... Fernandel in it . When we had dressed , she stared at my black tie and asked if I was in mourning . I explained that my mother had died . " When ? ” she asked , and I said , " Yesterday . " She made no remark , though I thought she ...
... Fernandel in it . When we had dressed , she stared at my black tie and asked if I was in mourning . I explained that my mother had died . " When ? ” she asked , and I said , " Yesterday . " She made no remark , though I thought she ...
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... Fernandel in it . By the time she had finished , the courtroom was so still you could have heard a pin drop . Looking very grave , the Prosecutor drew himself up to his full height and , pointing at me , said in such a tone that I could ...
... Fernandel in it . By the time she had finished , the courtroom was so still you could have heard a pin drop . Looking very grave , the Prosecutor drew himself up to his full height and , pointing at me , said in such a tone that I could ...
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