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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... taken about this . We all drank the coffee , which the keeper handed round . After that , I can't remember much ; somehow the night went by . I can recall only one moment ; I had opened my eyes and I saw the old men sleeping hunched up ...
... taken about this . We all drank the coffee , which the keeper handed round . After that , I can't remember much ; somehow the night went by . I can recall only one moment ; I had opened my eyes and I saw the old men sleeping hunched up ...
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... taken a job in the railway , and he didn't re- gret it , as now he had a small pension . He and his wife had never hit it off very well , but they'd got used to each other , and when she died he felt lonely . One of his mates on the ...
... taken a job in the railway , and he didn't re- gret it , as now he had a small pension . He and his wife had never hit it off very well , but they'd got used to each other , and when she died he felt lonely . One of his mates on the ...
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... taken a revolver with me , and why go back precisely to that spot ? I said it was a matter of chance . The Prosecutor then observed in a nasty tone : " Very good . That will be all for the present . " pure I couldn't quite follow what ...
... taken a revolver with me , and why go back precisely to that spot ? I said it was a matter of chance . The Prosecutor then observed in a nasty tone : " Very good . That will be all for the present . " pure I couldn't quite follow what ...
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