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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... court will dispatch your case as quickly as possible , as it isn't the most im- portant one on the Cause List ... courts in a prison van . The two policemen led me into a small room that smelled of darkness . We sat near a door through ...
... court will dispatch your case as quickly as possible , as it isn't the most im- portant one on the Cause List ... courts in a prison van . The two policemen led me into a small room that smelled of darkness . We sat near a door through ...
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... court procedure - may explain why I didn't follow very well the opening phases : the drawing of lots for the jury , the various questions put by the presiding judge to the Prosecutor , the foreman of the jury , and my counsel ( each ...
... court procedure - may explain why I didn't follow very well the opening phases : the drawing of lots for the jury , the various questions put by the presiding judge to the Prosecutor , the foreman of the jury , and my counsel ( each ...
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... court cleared . The day was stoking up . Some of the public were fanning themselves with newspapers , and there was a constant rustle of crumpled paper . On a sign from the presiding judge the clerk of the court brought three fans of ...
... court cleared . The day was stoking up . Some of the public were fanning themselves with newspapers , and there was a constant rustle of crumpled paper . On a sign from the presiding judge the clerk of the court brought three fans of ...
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