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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... closed down and I was strolling slowly along the wharves in the coolness . The sky was green , and it was pleasant to be out - of - doors after the stuffy office . However , I went straight home , as I had to put some potatoes on to ...
... closed down and I was strolling slowly along the wharves in the coolness . The sky was green , and it was pleasant to be out - of - doors after the stuffy office . However , I went straight home , as I had to put some potatoes on to ...
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... closed , and I hadn't given a thought to it on my way here . On seeing me , the Arab raised himself a little , and his hand went to his pocket . Naturally , I gripped Raymond's revolver in the pocket of my coat . Then the Arab let ...
... closed , and I hadn't given a thought to it on my way here . On seeing me , the Arab raised himself a little , and his hand went to his pocket . Naturally , I gripped Raymond's revolver in the pocket of my coat . Then the Arab let ...
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... closed in round me , and with the silence came a queer sen- sation when I noticed that , for the first time , the young journalist kept his eyes averted . I didn't look in Marie's direction . In fact , I had no time to look , as the ...
... closed in round me , and with the silence came a queer sen- sation when I noticed that , for the first time , the young journalist kept his eyes averted . I didn't look in Marie's direction . In fact , I had no time to look , as the ...
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