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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... mother to come with us . His name is Thomas Pérez . " The warden smiled . " It's a rather touching little story in its way . He and your mother had become almost inseparable . The other old people used to tease Pérez about having a ...
... mother to come with us . His name is Thomas Pérez . " The warden smiled . " It's a rather touching little story in its way . He and your mother had become almost inseparable . The other old people used to tease Pérez about having a ...
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... Mother's funeral , I was fagged out and only half awake . So , really , I hardly took stock of what was happening . Anyhow , I could assure him of one thing : that I'd rather Mother hadn't died . The lawyer , however , looked displeased ...
... Mother's funeral , I was fagged out and only half awake . So , really , I hardly took stock of what was happening . Anyhow , I could assure him of one thing : that I'd rather Mother hadn't died . The lawyer , however , looked displeased ...
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... mother and sister had been running a small hotel in the village where he was born . He decided to give them a sur- prise and , leaving his wife and child in another inn , he went to stay at his mother's place , booking a room under an ...
... mother and sister had been running a small hotel in the village where he was born . He decided to give them a sur- prise and , leaving his wife and child in another inn , he went to stay at his mother's place , booking a room under an ...
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