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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... better make a move . I told him he could stay , and that I was sorry about what had happened to his dog . He thanked me , and mentioned that my mother had been very fond of his dog . He referred to her as " your poor mother , " and was ...
... better make a move . I told him he could stay , and that I was sorry about what had happened to his dog . He thanked me , and mentioned that my mother had been very fond of his dog . He referred to her as " your poor mother , " and was ...
Page 60
... better , and no- ticed that I was hungry . I mentioned this to Marie , but she paid no attention . She was carrying an oil- cloth bag in which she had stowed our bathing kit and a towel . Presently we heard Raymond shut- ting his door ...
... better , and no- ticed that I was hungry . I mentioned this to Marie , but she paid no attention . She was carrying an oil- cloth bag in which she had stowed our bathing kit and a towel . Presently we heard Raymond shut- ting his door ...
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... better to burn than to disappear . I'd taken him by the neckband of his cassock , and , in a sort of ecstasy of joy and rage , I poured out on him all the thoughts that had been simmering in my brain . He seemed so cocksure , you see ...
... better to burn than to disappear . I'd taken him by the neckband of his cassock , and , in a sort of ecstasy of joy and rage , I poured out on him all the thoughts that had been simmering in my brain . He seemed so cocksure , you see ...
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