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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... remark showed I'd never had any dealings with the law . Soon after this he left , looking quite vexed . I wished he had stayed longer and I could have ex- plained that I desired his sympathy , not for him to make a better job of my ...
... remark showed I'd never had any dealings with the law . Soon after this he left , looking quite vexed . I wished he had stayed longer and I could have ex- plained that I desired his sympathy , not for him to make a better job of my ...
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Albert Camus. away all the time we talked , caught up with the last remark . Then he looked at me intently and rather sadly . " Never in all my experience have I known a soul so case - hardened as yours , " he said in a low tone . All ...
Albert Camus. away all the time we talked , caught up with the last remark . Then he looked at me intently and rather sadly . " Never in all my experience have I known a soul so case - hardened as yours , " he said in a low tone . All ...
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... lawyer , pushing back one sleeve of his gown , said sternly : " That is typical of the way this case is being con- ducted . No attempt is being made to elicit the true facts . " The Prosecutor ignored this remark ; he was making dabs 114.
... lawyer , pushing back one sleeve of his gown , said sternly : " That is typical of the way this case is being con- ducted . No attempt is being made to elicit the true facts . " The Prosecutor ignored this remark ; he was making dabs 114.
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