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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... smile on her long , gaunt face . We stood aside from the doorway to let the coffin by ; then , following the bearers down a corridor , we came to the front entrance , where a hearse was waiting . Oblong , glossy , varnished black all ...
... smile on her long , gaunt face . We stood aside from the doorway to let the coffin by ; then , following the bearers down a corridor , we came to the front entrance , where a hearse was waiting . Oblong , glossy , varnished black all ...
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Albert Camus. describing to me her work , with that set smile al- ways on her face . There wasn't a moment's letup in the noise - shouts , conversations , and always that muttering ... smile . Soon after this I had a letter from her . 94.
Albert Camus. describing to me her work , with that set smile al- ways on her face . There wasn't a moment's letup in the noise - shouts , conversations , and always that muttering ... smile . Soon after this I had a letter from her . 94.
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... smile : " You know , we've been featuring you a bit . We're always rather short of copy in the summer , and there's been precious little to write about ex- cept your case and the one that's coming on after it . I expect you've heard ...
... smile : " You know , we've been featuring you a bit . We're always rather short of copy in the summer , and there's been precious little to write about ex- cept your case and the one that's coming on after it . I expect you've heard ...
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