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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... chair out on to the pavement in front of his door and sat astride it , resting his arms on the back . The streetcars which a few minutes before had been crowded were now almost empty . In the little café , Chez Pierrot , beside the ...
... chair out on to the pavement in front of his door and sat astride it , resting his arms on the back . The streetcars which a few minutes before had been crowded were now almost empty . In the little café , Chez Pierrot , beside the ...
Page 86
... you I must have shaken my head again , for he sank back in his chair , looking limp and dejected . For some moments there was a silence during which the typewriter , which had been clicking away all the time we talked , caught up with 86.
... you I must have shaken my head again , for he sank back in his chair , looking limp and dejected . For some moments there was a silence during which the typewriter , which had been clicking away all the time we talked , caught up with 86.
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... chair scrape on my left , and a tall , thin man wearing pince - nez settled the folds of his red gown as he took his seat . The Public Prosecutor , I gathered . A clerk of the court announced that Their Honors were entering , and at the ...
... chair scrape on my left , and a tall , thin man wearing pince - nez settled the folds of his red gown as he took his seat . The Public Prosecutor , I gathered . A clerk of the court announced that Their Honors were entering , and at the ...
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