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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... pimp . But if you ask him what his job is , he says he's a warehouseman . One thing's sure : he isn't popular in our street . Still , he often has a word for me , and drops in sometimes for a short talk in my room , because I listen to ...
... pimp . But if you ask him what his job is , he says he's a warehouseman . One thing's sure : he isn't popular in our street . Still , he often has a word for me , and drops in sometimes for a short talk in my room , because I listen to ...
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... pimp . " " Excuse me , officer , " Raymond put in , “ but is that in order , calling a man a pimp in the presence of witnesses ? " The policeman told him to shut his trap . Raymond then turned to the girl . “ Don't you worry , my pet ...
... pimp . " " Excuse me , officer , " Raymond put in , “ but is that in order , calling a man a pimp in the presence of witnesses ? " The policeman told him to shut his trap . Raymond then turned to the girl . “ Don't you worry , my pet ...
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