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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... head sink back upon her lap . She didn't seem to mind , so I let it stay there . I had the sky full in my eyes , all blue and gold , and I could feel Marie's stomach rising and falling gently under my head . We must have stayed a good ...
... head sink back upon her lap . She didn't seem to mind , so I let it stay there . I had the sky full in my eyes , all blue and gold , and I could feel Marie's stomach rising and falling gently under my head . We must have stayed a good ...
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... head and lazily sniffed the smell of brine that Marie's head had left on the pillow . I slept until ten . After that I stayed in bed until noon , smoking cigarettes . I decided not to lunch at Céleste's res- taurant as I usually did ...
... head and lazily sniffed the smell of brine that Marie's head had left on the pillow . I slept until ten . After that I stayed in bed until noon , smoking cigarettes . I decided not to lunch at Céleste's res- taurant as I usually did ...
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... head , as if to butt him in the chest . Raymond lashed out promptly and shouted to Masson to come . Masson went up to the man he had been marking and struck him twice with all his might . The fellow fell flat into the wa- ter and stayed ...
... head , as if to butt him in the chest . Raymond lashed out promptly and shouted to Masson to come . Masson went up to the man he had been marking and struck him twice with all his might . The fellow fell flat into the wa- ter and stayed ...
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